Month: May 2019

Capstone #3

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If you didn’t know I am researching poker for my capstone. My dad is a poker player and he knows some great poker players, so he helped me find my interview. I asked a poker player named Andy Frankenberger. I was really happy when he said yes. I was also nervous because I thought I would mess up.

When I interviewed him I was surprised that I didn’t mess up. I was afraid that I was going to forget to say something or not speak clearly. Instead I remembered to ask all of the questions and I spoke clearly. He used a lot of complicated language, like GTO.  I talked to him for about 30 min and I got a lot of useful information out of it. One time when he answered a question he talked about another one of my questions. Overall I really enjoyed this interview and I thought it went well.

Science Stations

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For science my group is Andrew, Sophie and Nicole. We are working on a mixtures unit. So far are group has done a lot and taken a lot of notes, pictures and videos. We are putting all of are work in a drive folder. We also finished all of the stations and learned a lot.

Refugee

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In the book refugee there are three parts for Joseph’s storie Hitler started with the power when the Nazi took over.  Then When Joseph got on the ship the jews had the power on the saint louis because they were leaving germany. Then Joseph had it during the bar mitzvah. And when they arrived to cuba the Cubans rejected them. After that the US had the power but rejected them. When four countries that split them up the country’s had the power. Finally the Nazi had it again after invading France.

 

For Isabelle Castro started with the power then the lost some during the attack. After that Isabelle got it when they escaped. The the storm got it and a little bit after that the tanker got it and almost killed them. When they got to the bahamas they had the power. The the sharks had the power. Finally the lifeguard got it.

 

For Mahmoud the war had the power. Then the smuggler after that the sea. Then finally Turkey. Overall there have been lots of power changes in this book.

Capstone #2

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My main inquiry question is “Is poker a game of luck or skill?” I picked this question because I’ve always wondered if poker was more the player’s ability or luck. It also seems like something fun to study. Right now I think for a beginner it’s more luck, but for a pro it’s more skill. There were a few other questions I was considering researching, but decided not to do. One question was “How does poker compare to blackjack?”  Another one was “How do poker tournaments compare to cash games?” The last question I thought about doing was “What is the history of poker?” I am really excited to find the answer to the question I decided to do because I’ve been interested in poker for a long time and want to learn if it is more skill than luck.

Capstone #1

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For my Capstone I am doing Poker. My main inquiry question is “Is poker a game of luck or skill?” I want to research this because it’s really fun to play poker. Right now, before doing any research, I think it’s more skill than luck. I know it’s a little of both, and I will be trying to find out which is more important. Another reason I picked this topic is because my dad plays in the World Series of Poker every year and he got me interested. I’ve known that I wanted to do this topic for a couple of months now. Soccer is the only other thing I thought of, but I thought could learn more from studying poker.