This entry discusses my reasons for picking the topic that I chose for my research paper.

The question in today’s class is “what are your personal reasons for doing the research you are doing” it’s rather thought provoking because I haven’t really considered this question since I’ve been thinking about my topic. I suppose that the reason for picking my topic is 1. Because I have recently been super fascinated with Game Theory and wanted to somehow integrate some of the concepts of it into my paper, and 2. More importantly for a large majority of my life I have been thinking about altruism and selflessness, not necessarily in great depth but it has always been a topic that has been somewhat thought provoking for me. Doing this project will allow me to learn more about altruism and how it can influence the way that people perceive their surroundings, while also gaining some surface insight into some of the broader aspects of Game Theory.