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If a theory is the “cornerstone” of a science ororganization, it serves as the foundation or most important part.The application of your bargaining problem toFCC bandwidth auctions or to antitrust cases.“To bargain” is to negotiate. The “FCC” is the Federal CommunicationsCommission, which regulates TV and radio in the US. “Bandwidth”refers to the medium or cable in which TV, radio or data signals travelfrom one place to another. An “auction” is a sale of goods that is sold tothe person who offers the most money. “Antitrust” is the area of lawthat deals with making sure there is always competition in the market.Most commercially available brands of tea are not suitable to my palate .“Suitable” means appropriate or correct.A person’s “palate” is their sense of taste.That is generally the case, but these are special circumstances.If a situation has “special circumstances,” there are factorsthat make it extremely unusual or different than normal.The rewards are substantial.
They require private funding.Another word for serious or important, or in this case, valuable.You came here to find out if…I would screw everything up if I actually won.“To screw up” something is to do it badly, or even destroy it,or in this case, to cause great embarrassment for all involved.27Dance around the podium , strip naked anddance like a chicken? Things of this nature?The “podium” is a piece of furniture behind which a person givinga speech stands. If you “strip naked,” you take off all your clothes.“Of this nature” is a way of saying “like this.”I still see things that are not here.
I just choose to not acknowledge them.“To acknowledge” someone is to recognize them as true or valid.Like a diet of the mind, I choose not to indulge certain appetites.“To indulge” an appetite is to eat as much as one likes, even if it is notgood for them. In general, to indulge in something is to do it even if itis very expensive or unhealthy.Like my appetite for patterns.In nature, a model or sample of physical traits or characteristics thatoccur over and over (For example, blue and red stripes on a dress).It’s a privilege, Professor.A word for a right that is given, or more specifically here, an honor.I’ve believed in numbers, in the equations and logic that lead to reason.In math, an “equation” is formal statement, such 3+2=5.
“Logic” is theuse of formal principles and reasoning (“If A is bigger than B and B isbigger than C, than A is bigger than C”). In this case, “reason” is the actof thinking in a logical way.After a lifetime of such pursuits…A “pursuit” is a an activity that one engagesin, or more generally, a goal or endeavor.My quest has taken me through the physical,the metaphysical, the delusional and back.A person’s “quest” is their journey, or act of searching for somethingimportant, such as the truth. If something is “metaphysical,” it isbeyond the physical world and associated with the spiritual world.I have a car outside; Interested in a ride?A key word; The act of transporting a person in a car.Nash’s theories have influenced global trade negotiations, nationallabor relations and even breakthroughs in evolutionary biology.A “breakthrough” in science is a major advance or discovery.“Evolutionary biology” is the study of how animal and plant speciesdevelop over long periods of time.28A Beautiful MindPossible Topics for ESL Class Discussion1) Do madness and genius appear often together?2) Would John Nash not have been a genius without the schizophrenia?3) Do you know anybody who has suffered from schizophrenia?How has it compared to what John experienced?4) In what ways were John’s life and modern history related?5) Should the state have the right to force schizophrenicsinto mental institutions in order to give them treatment?6) How are the mentally ill treated in your culture?7) Ultimately, was this film optimistic?8) What did you like and not like about it?29.
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