upon a time there was no zero. Of course people knew if they had nothing‚ but there was no mathematical notation for it. Zero was independently invented only three times. The first recorded zero is attributed to the Babylonians in the 3rd century BC. A long period followed when no one else used a zero place holder. But then the Mayans‚ halfway around the world in Central America‚ independently invented zero in the fourth century CE. The final independent invention of zero in India was long debated
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Hailey Griswold Karen Cardenas English 4 23 October 2017 Technology in School During my research‚ I am going to be finding ways why I think technology in school should be allowed. If we had technology in school it could show how creative and skilled we can be by using technology. Technology should be allowed in school because it can help students that have a learning disability‚ they can work at their own speed‚ educational games can help them get a better understanding at something. Technology
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Illegal Immigration Should Be Allowed Illegal immigration is the immigration of someone from his or her home country to another country without becoming a legal citizen. Illegal immigrants have many different names; illegal aliens‚ undocumented workers‚ and unauthorized citizens are just a few names they are called. Whether undocumented workers should stay in the country or leave has been debated in the United States for a long time. In the year 2006‚ there was an estimated 11.5 to 12 million undocumented
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In the world we live in today‚ there is a big debate over whether or not women should be allowed to fight in combat. The military believes that this ruling that should happen in these changing times. Even though many people‚ including top military generals and commanders‚ believe that women should be allowed to be drafted for the military in combat positions‚ many people happen to disagree with the statement. Since the Revolutionary War‚ women have been serving in the army as nurses‚ chefs‚ water
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Thurston 1 Brienna Thurston Ms.GillE7h 17 Feb 2012 Should Homosexuals Be Allowed In The Military? In our history we fought for the rights of all people. We abolished the “N” word because of discrimination and today blacks are accepted as regular people common to society. Women Fought for their rights such as voting and being able to work‚ so why should gays be any different? Should homosexuals be allowed in the military? Society blew this topic out of proportion. Homosexual people
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modification is very controversial in the world right now. Many think it should be allowed and many think otherwise. Why is genetic modification controversial throughout the world right now? Genetic modification is the direct manipulation of an organism’s genome using biotechnology. When you genetically modify an organism it can cause good things and bad things. It may cause diseases or it may prevent them. Genetic Modification should be allowed all over the world due to the fact at how much it can change in
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deserve the right to carry a firearm to protect themselves. There have been many occasions when the campus police were not able to protect students and faculty. The second amendment gives the right for Americans to bear arms. However‚ firearms should not be allowed on college campuses because people will feel unsafe‚ some individuals do not know how to use a gun‚ and officers will become confused. First‚ individuals will become afraid when attending class. Since we are all different individuals we do
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Cell phones ring throughout schools everywhere. Some schools allow students to pick up their phones while other schools prohibit all use of cell phones during the school day. Should teachers allow cell phone usage in the classroom? I say yes‚ yes‚ yes. For the past three years at my high school‚ cell phone usage was not only prohibited‚ but if a cell phone was out‚ any teacher or administrator could take your phone. Students would then get a written detention and if they had it taken away more than
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Should abortion be allowed on demand? Abortion is when the pregnancy is intentionally terminated to stop a natural child birth. In 1967 the Abortion Act was passed in the UK. It states that an abortion may only be carried out if the woman is under 24 weeks pregnant and has one of the following complications: If the pregnancy was continued it would risk the mother’s life more than f it was ended‚ the termination is necessary to avoid severe permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the
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(Almanac 3). Not only are PEDs dangerous‚ using PEDS would make it unfair for players who choose to stay clean. Steroids are not allowed in any other sport and they are cheating. Cheating is not allowed in anything else so why would they be allowed now? Even though baseball would be more interesting because there would be more home runs‚ steroids should not be allowed to be used in the MLB nor any other sport because players would get hurt more often‚ and steroids introduces an unfair competitive
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