Intelligence Part II

Nash Equilibrium – When no opponent can gain an advantage or fall behind because both opponents stick to the same game plan.

Game Theory – Analysis of your opponent’s strategy, you have to think about your opponent’s strategy and try to get ahead of what they’re thinking.

Prisoner Dilemma – Each person’s outcome depends on your opponent’s decision. If you work together you get a medium prize. If you challenge and he wants to work together he gets a big prize. If you work together and he challenges you get a small prize.

In History – Throughout history war generals and leaders have to use strategy to get ahead of the enemy so they can win the war.

In Government – In elections each candidate has to try to get the strategic advantage to get ahead of the opposition. You have to try and find out what they are going to do and get ahead.

In Economics – Stores everywhere compete with each other for lower prices. This way they can get more business than their competitors which is a strategic advantage. They game plan what the competitors are going to do and they try to beat that.

In Sociology – People all over come together to negotiate different terms. While doing this they have to keep each other’s opinions in mind which will help get the best overall outcome. Doing so they have to think about each other's opinion and then with this in mind they can propose a theory that will be beneficial to all people.

In Psychology – Throughout life you can use theories that you have learned to try and get ahead of your opponent and gain a strategic advantage to get ahead and win. Use the theories to get ahead of what your opponent is thinking.

In Everyday Life – Every day you try to get ahead of your opponent. Such as today we will try and use this to get ahead of our opponent in basketball. We want to strategically game plan and think of what they are going to do so we are ready for them and so we can have the advantage.

After playing the game I can see exactly what the game was trying to demonstrate. It showed how you have to think about your opponents decision beforehand to try and get an advantage while in turn will help them win. Overall I didnt like the game very much, but I can see how this can apply over to everyday life.  It can help you get more of an advantage and get what you want.

Extra Credit Blog 1

Have you ever wanted to go out in the field and shoot that big buck? Well if you have a nice box blind to put you out in the field, you will have a better chance to shoot this big deer. I will now describe to you how to build this box blind and how to set it up in the field.

First off you need to find a spot to put your blind. You should find a spot that is fairly flat and has cover to hold deer. It should also be fairly accessible to you. One more good thing to look at is to make sure that there are plenty of deer signs in the area.

Once you find the right area picked out, you will need to get the right supplies for your box blind. Finding the right supplies to build your box blind is not very hard at all. You can use very simple supplies. What you will need is plywood for the floor, 4x4's for the legs of the blind, 2x4s for the frame, steel for the siding on the blind, and paint to use to camouflage the blind.

When you start assembling the blind you first need to cut the legs to about 8 foot long. then you need to connect the legs at the top with 2x4's about 5 foot long. After that put the piece of plywood on the top of the legs to make the floor. On top of the floor build the frame for the box blind using the 2x4's. Make sure you include windows or open areas in your frame. Once that is finished take the steel siding and put it on the top for the roof, and then put it on the sides for siding.

Once you have the box blind done, you need to paint it so that it will blend in to the surroundings. You have to find the pattern of the area you're hunting in and try and replicate it on your blind so that you can blend in and so the deer wont notice you. Make sure that when you paint the blind use a darker color for a base to coat the whole blind with, and then make other patterns on top of the base coat.

The last thing you need to do now is you need to move the blind out to your hunting area. You can move your blind fairly easily by picking it up with a loader tractor. Once you have it picked up, you can now carry it to your hunting area. Make sure that when you put it down that the windows are facing open areas and make sure that you have clear shooting lanes from them. After this is done, you are ready to get out in the field and shoot that big buck!

Extra Credit Blog 2

Ever since I was just a little boy I have loved farming and I knew that I wanted to return home someday and become a fourth generation farmer/rancher at our family’s ranch just outside of Langford, South Dakota. My western heritage is important to me and I would like to honor my family’s traditions and culture in which I have been raised.

                

Horses have always been a very important part of our ranching operation. Throughout my life on the farm, I have always been around them and I have learned to appreciate them and everything they are capable of doing. As of now, my grandpa and my dad break and colts and train them to cut and complete tasks that are necessary for working cattle, but someday I would like to do this myself and carry on the family tradition. Along with using horses for cattle work out in the pasture, my grandpa has been active in team pennings and my dad has been active in team roping’s. Before I was even born my dad was traveling all over for team roping’s, and as I have grown up I have gotten to go with him to several of these events. Along with this, I have been able to learn how to rope in our barn by throwing at our roping dummies. I am beginning to learn how to rope off of a horse now in the arena and out in the pasture. This is a very critical skill needed for treating cows and calves in the pasture or other rugged terrain.

                              

 Another aspect of our family farm is agriculture. Throughout the years we have raised many different crops such as barley, oats, and sunflowers, but now days we focus on corn, beans, alfalfa, and wheat. We use a lot of the alfalfa and corn to feed the cattle, and a lot of the other crops are used for cash crops. By raising our own feed for our cattle, we are able to perfectly fit their nutritional needs and we can control their intake. Along we this, we are able to properly care for all of our cattle from the day they are born all the way up to when they are in the feedlots. We can ensure as best as possible that we are getting the highest grade of cattle going through our feedlots as possible.

                             

One of the greatest things I have gotten to experience growing up on a farm in South Dakota is the traditions and importance of family. It is incredible to see everyone working together towards a similar goal, and it’s even better to see that goal get accomplished. When we are doing larger projects around the farm everyone in the family and sometimes other friends will join together to get the job done. I enjoy getting to work along all of these people as we work and is it a great feeling when you not only finish the job, but have fun while doing it and making lots of memories for the future.

                               

In summary, the Western tradition in which I have been brought up in has branded me in a way that will be with me forever. I would like to continue the traditions of family and friends working together, of a hard day’s work and of living off the land. I would like to pass these values onto my own children and grandchildren and share with them the importance of life on family farms/ranches in South Dakota.