The ancient Maya used a mathematical system that is “vigesimal.” A vigesimal counting system is based on 20 units (0 - 19)‚ instead of the 10 unit (0 - 9) based counting system that we use today called the decimal system. The decimal mathematical system widely used today is believed to have possibly originated by counting the number of fingers that the average person has. Counting with our fingers gives us our ten unit based metric system. It is believed that the Maya possibly began counting with
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be the same for another. In this case females who experience migraines‚ may experience hormonal changes as a trigger and only get attacks during their period‚ although there are others who have multiple triggers and this could potentially be one of them. Only experiencing a migraine during their period‚ is known as pure menstrual migraine. (NHS‚ 2017) Diagnosing this type of migraine is important as it can help identify which type of migraine a female patient may be experiencing.
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Abortion Is Wrong There are several decisions one has to make on a daily basis. For example‚ what they’re going to wear that day‚ if they’re going to take the bus or the train or if they want to serve steak or chicken. But sometimes people have to make an even greater decision‚ such as whether or not to have an abortion. Millions of women in this world have been faced with this heart cringing decision that has made them really sit down and decide if abortion is the right choice for them. Throughout
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HSBC’s Mortgage Lending Decisions: What went wrong? 1. What problem did HSBC face in this case? What people….. They came into problems during the global financial crisis because of heavy exposure in the subprime mortgage market. They bought subprime loans from other sources to increase its revenue. Many of these did not require any down payment‚ but were approved for risky borrowers with a poor credit history. Home values started to go down‚ interest rates were going up. Unfortunately‚ borrowers
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Biology Summer Task Our digestive systems contain glands. These glands produce enzymes. Enzymes are catalysts. Catalysts make chemical reactions happen quicker and easier. Digestive enzymes help us to break down food easier. Our bodies make lots of different digestive enzymes. Each enzyme breaks down a particular food. When an enzyme has broken down one food molecule‚ it can then break down another molecule of the same kind. It can do this over and over again. It makes the reaction happen without
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List of file signatures From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This is an incomplete list‚ which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it (//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=List_of_file_signatures&action=edit) with reliably sourced entries. This is a list of file signatures‚ data used to identify or verify the content of a file. Such signatures are also known as magic numbers and are further explained in the Magic number (programming)
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hydrocarbons can move from one pore to another. Unless hydrocarbons can move and flow from pore to pore‚ the hydrocarbons remain locked in place and cannot flow into a well. In addition to porosity and permeability reservoir rocks must also exist in a very special way. To understand how‚ it is necessary to cross the time barrier and take an imaginary trip back into the very ancient past. Imagine standing on the shore of an ancient sea‚ millions of years ago. A small distance from the shore‚ perhaps
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Basic Essay Outline Television is an escape into a fantasy world. Everyone has a different preference of the kind of programs they like. However‚ TV is the worst entertainment for my children. Different types of TV programs such as movies‚ commercials‚ and TV news are a bad influence on my children’s health. To begin with‚ many TV movies have very violent content. Therefore‚ these type of movies affect my children. They want to imitate and pretend to be the actors that they see in the violent
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“Prepare for the worst‚ expect for the best” Some of the biggest names in the military and the civil world live by this quote‚ naive are the ones that come to this world expecting that everything is going to be fine‚ that things will just happen or opportunities will just present then self when the time is right‚ some of this people may be waiting for an opportunity for the rest of their life‚ leaders all over the world have the same philosophy you can never be prepare enough ‚ be realistic
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American Dream isn’t possible? “There’s no reason why we can’t restore the basic‚ American promise that if you work hard‚ you can do well.” (Kunhenn‚ 2012) America is a land with a lot more opportunities and freedom than any other nation. There’s no excuse not to achieve ones dreams in this country. The American dream is still universally available for anyone to achieve; it’s still possible because it has been done many times‚ we live in a free country and anything is possible with hard work.
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