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    There are several important things for an actuary to consider when setting the premium rates. They make projections of the future costs and they base these projections on historical results‚ probabilistic models‚ and their own judgments. Actuaries must consider different risk pools and make the premiums fair to all. For instance‚ they can consider statistically how likely a driver is to get into a car accident with several speeding tickets versus a driver with none. In order to use the predictability

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    originated with Jesus of Nazareth‚ who was a preacher from Jerusalem during the Roman era. Decades after Jesus

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    World War 1 was the first “Great War” in American history. It caused a major advancement in American weaponry and technology. Also‚ it showed the axis powers the strength and determination of our nation. World War 1 was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand. It started in 1914 and ended in 1920. It was fought by Russia‚ Germany‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ and the United States. The reason why World War 1 was so devastating was because of secret alliances‚ the weapons

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    abortion has become more and more controversial and many people tend to avoid the subject. Whereas other face it head on‚ boldly stating their opinions on the matter. The academic works discussed below help provide evidence

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    Why Was Matisse Important

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    Henri Emile Benoit Matisse was born December 31‚ 1869. Matisse was known for his revolutionary effects during the early twentieth century which are his expressive use of color. Examples of his revolutionary and expressive work are of portraits‚ landscapes‚ nudes‚ and interior views causing him to be the very influential. Matisse was inspired by post-impressionists Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh when he lived in Paris. Henri Emile Benoit Matisse was raised in the northern part of France. Matisse

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    of wartime deaths. After the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan on December 7‚ 1941‚ it became clear that a mass amount of penicillin needed to be produced in order to win the war. The U.S. was able to produce 2.3 million portions of penicillin in order to prepare for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Penicillin soon was known as the “miracle drug” of the war‚ curing diseases and saving the lives of millions. The discovery of penicillin changed the lives of everyone on the globe‚ but it also changed the

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    Return to Main Page Experiments Science Q&A Science Fair Ideas Research Videos About Bob Contact Bob Privacy Policy www.sciencebob.com · · · · clean dry paper clips tissue paper a bowl of water pencil with eraser 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Fill the bowl with water Try to make the paper clip float...not much luck‚ huh? Tear a piece of tissue paper about half the size of a dollar bill GENTLY drop the tissue flat onto the surface of the water GENTLY place a dry paper clip flat onto the tissue

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    Why Was Jfk Important

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    John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s significance was that he won presidency after narrowly beating Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential election. The debates between Nixon and Kennedy were the first to be televised and many tilted toward Kennedy because he looked younger and healthier than Nixon did‚ which introduced the idea that public image was highly influential in the way Americans voted. Among John F. Kennedy ’s most notable and long-standing accomplishments was the establishment of the Peace Corps‚

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    Did you ever wonder how did something like the popsocket get created? Well did you know that the popsocket was a bizarre invention‚ and there are many more like it. Some of them are accidental‚ the world is now more useful thanks to these accidental and bizarre inventions. Thanks to these inventions things are a lot better. Some inventions can be created with just one simple accident. The inventor has to build something that can be useful to the world. What can an inventor do to ensure success?

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    Why Was 9/11 Important

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    There are many important important events in history. One of the most important to me is 9-11. That was crazy. On September 11‚ 2001‚ Osama Bin Laden was the stupid mastermind behind this attack. He had his men hijack 4 commercial planes‚ two of which crashed into the Twin Towers. The other two were planned for the Pentagon and the White House. They both failed for the Pentagon and White House. Some of the people on board of the plane put a stop to the hijackers and made them crash into a field

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