The Concept of Prime Numbers and Zero MTH/110 March 14‚ 2011 The Concept of Prime Numbers and Zero Have you ever wondered about the origins of prime numbers or the numeral zero? The ancient philosophers and mathematicians from such early civilizations in Egypt‚ Greece‚ Babylon‚ and India did. Their efforts have provided the basic fundamentals for mathematics that are used today. Prime Numbers A prime number is “any integer other than a 0 or + 1 that is not divisible without a remainder
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In this information age‚ space exploration is playing an increasingly important role in the immense advances of technology. But in the meantime whether it is a blessing or a curse has sparked a heated debate. Some people argued that space exploration has opened up our world and added to our knowledge‚ while many others claimed that space research is a waste of money. Firstly‚ it is undeniable that the exploitation of space has directly changed our world. Space research has already resulted in a
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THE CONCEPT OF SPECIES What are species? Species are the basic taxonomic units of biological classification. This grouping of organisms of "like kind" into discrete and stable units has been traced at least from the time of Plato and Aristotle. The term derives from the Latin "specere" (to look at‚ to behold)‚ with the meaning of "kind‚“ "quality‚" "appearance‚" "shape‚" or "a peculiar sort.“ In the past‚ species were classified according to their shape. Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)‚ the
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every subject. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Society has a lot of requests about jobs for young people to do and earn money‚ so nowadays many universities have new subjects or majors‚ which are suitable for students to choose. However‚ many universities refuse too many female students or male students in some majors. Many people say that universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. In my opinion‚ I partly agree with this. Society is developing quickly
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A zoo has no useful purpose. Use specific reasons and examples to explain your answer. I think that the question about whether a zoo has no useful purpose is the one that is open for debate. It is a topical question nowadays. Some people believe that a zoo has an essential and cognitive purpose. However‚ other people believe that a zoo has no useful purpose and people should observe wild animals in their nature. Personally‚ I think that both
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Geography essay Mass tourism is better than no tourism‚ do you agree? Yes‚ I agree with this point because countries which do not have tourism nowadays are hard to imagine nowadays if it is not a country with war or a desert through it entirely‚ although even countries with mostly desert have quite a bit of tourists in them so it is far more easy to imagine a town or village with no tourism. And then there are those places with mass tourism which only have one noticeable problem – Overcrowding
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Punctuality is overrated as a virtue It is indisputable fact that the punctuality is a virtue‚ but there are some strong arguments that show it is overrated. These arguments can be classified into a few different classifications such as the quality of solutions limited by time‚ the possible tolerance for the late-comers‚ effective time and other qualifications referring to the time-work relation. Doubtlessly‚ being on time is important‚ but in most cases it is not crucial. There are special types
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Title: What do you understand by ‘stigma’ and do you agree that social policies can stigmatize people? In this essay I am going to give my own understanding of stigma and explain how I think that social policies can stigmatize people. I am also going to discuss the problems that individuals may have if they avail of these social policies. My understanding of stigma is that it is something that has a bad reputation linked to situations‚ characteristics or people. Also my understanding of social
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The quote‚ “If you educate a boy‚ you educate an individual but if you educate a girl‚ you educate a nation” originated from an African proverb. It might have originated because of the societal roles of men and women‚ society’s expectations‚ and the contribution each gender has made to the community. Both men and women have educated the nation in many different ways‚ either by contributing to the society‚ or to their families. Hence‚ I disagree with this quote‚ as not all men have never educated
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the human race has the luxury of enjoying all of this around them. Humans relish in the food produced from plants‚ the role they play in keeping animals alive‚ and the pure beauty of plants. They also benefit from insects that aid the plants‚ the food that animals produce‚ and the company they provide‚ from pets to the bugs humans encounter every day. Animals cannot survive without plants‚ and plants would not be on earth without animals. Some animals even need certain types of plants to survive (ECOSYSTEMS)
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