Oxidation Number When elements combine to produce a compound‚ each element is assigned an “apparent” charge. This apparent charge‚ the charge an atom would have if both electrons in each bond were assigned to the more electronegative element‚ may be positive or negative. It is called the oxidation number or state of the element in the compound. Oxidation numbers are very useful in keeping track of what happens to electrons when various elements combine to form compounds. By remembering a few
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struggle America still faces to this day. As our generation continues to learn about the struggles African American families faced in the past‚ we come to realize this struggle has not been overcome over the years. “A Raisin in the sun‚” a play by Lorraine Hansberry gives us an incite of what African American families confronted in 1959. While we focus on Hansberry’s play we come to realize how situations have and haven’t changed since the late 1950’s. Hansberry’s play opened in broadway‚ and was
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Suppose a newly-born pair of rabbits‚ one male‚ one female‚ are put in a field. Rabbits are able to mate at the age of one month so that at the end of its second month a female can produce another pair of rabbits. Suppose that our rabbits never die and that the female always produces one new pair (one male‚ one female) every month from the second month on. The puzzle that Fibonacci posed was how many pairs will there be in one year? When attempting to solve this problem‚ a pattern is detected:
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G20 IN NUMBERS 11: number of G20 members who score less than five out of 10 on Transparency International’sCorruption Perceptions Index 56 per cent: of citizens in G20 countries think corruption has increased in their country in the last three years‚ according to Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer (Saudi Arabia was not covered by the survey). Only 29 per cent assess their government’s actions in the fight against corruption as effective. US $4.8 trillion: the proceeds of
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Perfect numbers Mathematicians have been fascinated for millenniums by the properties and patterns of numbers. They have noticed that some numbers are equal to the sum of all of their factors (not including the number itself). Such numbers are called perfect numbers. A perfect number is a whole number‚ an integer greater than zero and is the sum of its proper positive devisors‚ that is‚ the sum of the positive divisors excluding the number itself. Equivalently‚ a perfect number is a number that is
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“Float like a butterfly‚ sting like a bee” were words often said by Muhammad Ali and attributed to his success (“Life as Cassius Clay”). Muhammad Ali started his dream of becoming a world champion boxer at the start of his career. Muhammad had many high and low points as a young fighter trying to reach the top. Today‚ Muhammad is considered one of the greatest boxers to come. Muhammad Ali’s determination as a child is what led him to a successful career in both his middle life and adulthood. Growing
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intention of broadening their fan base. They believed that if they expressed their spirituality too deeply throughout their songs‚ then certain people would be estranged if they did not share the same religious beliefs with the song themes. However‚ in one of their earlier and more notorious songs‚ “Difference Maker”‚ the themes of religion and alienation are portrayed throughout its official music video by different uses of imagery and symbolism‚ direct statements‚ and the characters actions. “Difference
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Counting Number : Is number we can use for counting things: 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ 5‚ ... (and so on). Does not include zero; does not include negative numbers; does not include fraction (such as 6/7 or 9/7); does not include decimals (such as 0.87 or 1.9) Whole numbers : The numbers {0‚ 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ ...} There is no fractional or decimal part; and no negatives: 5‚ 49 and 980. Integers : Include the negative numbers AND the whole numbers. Example: {...‚ -3‚ -2‚ -1‚ 0‚ 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ ...} Rational numbers: It can
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artists. Chuck D and Flava Flav articulate their disdain by labeling them as racists and insulting them in Public Enemy’s most notorious song Fight The Power. What right did they have in doing this? John Wayne was an extremely popular Movie star at the time‚ during an interview with Playboy in 1971; he stated‚ “I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility. I don’t believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgement to irresponsible people”
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becomes enemy. It was first day of summer. School almost finished. It was sunny and windy day. I was happy that school almost finished. My friend and I were sitting at the park. We were planning how to spend this long summer. George‚ my friend‚ gave me many plans for this summer but I didn’t agree with him. He was a lazy gay. His plan was: sleep till 11 a.m.‚ and then play video games till 5 p.m. and then go to sleep. He says that this must continue every day. I didn’t
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