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This concept is divided into vaga and yotile forms that cannot occur simultaneously. In a book that explores this concept through a long-forgotten gendered lens, Marilyn Strathern emphasizes viewing material things as symbols of persons to understand this concept’s namesake “economy.” This concept directly conveys the social status of the (-5[1])“big man” which was studied along with the political types of “poor man” and “rich man” in a Marshall Sahlins essay. This title concept is called a (*) “total prestation” in a book that rejects its voluntariness in modern society. This concept is a (10[1])typical entry point into anthropological study of Melanesian cultures and (10[1])it titles Marcel Mauss’s seminal work on the Kula exchange as a form of balanced (-5[1])reciprocity. For 10 points, (10[1])name this concept that describes giving goods away (10[1])without explicit compensation. ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

ANSWER: gift giving [or gift receiving or gift exchange; accept gift economy; prompt on giving, receiving, or exchange until “giving” is read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matthew SumanenGeorgia Tech BMilton49-5
Samanyu BhupalamInnovation Academy BGeorgia Tech C9210
Michael ZhouGeorgia Tech BMississippi State10210
Sanjay Shanmuga PerumalLambertGeorgia Tech C117-5
Zach TsengGeorgia Tech DInnovation Academy C12110
Aaryan TomarGeorgia Tech AJohns Creek12910
Pranav JothiGeorgia Tech CLambert13310
Ian Droessler WilsonInnovation Academy BInnovation Academy A1330
Lucas ArdeleanInnovation Academy AInnovation Academy B1330
Darren KellisMiltonGeorgia Tech B1330