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    Ethical Dilemma: is it Ethical for Jack and his tribe to kill Simon The book, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, tells the story of a plane full of boys that have been evacuated from England. Their plane crashes on an island. Upon crashing, the pilot and all the other adults have died, and the young children have been left alone on the island. The oldest child is named Ralph, who is 12 years of age. Ralph, the protagonist of the novel, teams up with his friend Piggy, and gather the…

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    big goal. I think they will get to college and then realize it might not be a good idea. If they take some classes like AP Calculus or AP Chemistry in high school then they can figure out sooner rather then later that their plans might need to be changed a bit. If someone cannot stand calculus in high school then they probably do not want to take four or five harder calculus classes in college to become an engineer. You do not have to take six AP classes in high school, but I think everyone that…

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    under Barrow, which included a thorough grounding in Greek mathematics as well as in the recent work of René Descartes and of John Wallis. During his undergraduate years Newton had discovered what is known as the binomial theorem; invention of the calculus had followed. (Encyclopedia of World Biography. Gale, 2004.) Mathematical questions had been treated at length in correspondence with scientists in England and abroad; and Newton’s contributions to optics and celestial mechanics could be said…

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    Maria Agnesi

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    Maria Agnesi was a brilliant mathematician and philosopher. She was one of the first women to make many contributions to mathematics. In this essay, I will be discussing her life and contributions to mathematics. Maria Gaetana Agnesi was born on May 16, 1718 in Milan, Italy. She had a very wealthy family, who in turn gave her the best tutors. While at a young age, she had learned 5 different languages. Growing up, Agnesi's father was proud of her wealth, so he would invite over intellectual…

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    Understanding how to best discourage criminal activity from a sociological point of view has been important to the public since the 19th century. Engagement in criminal activity has lead to many problems which criminology can assist with. Moreover, truth of continuing social development accompanies the need for diverse schools of thought. With progress comes new and dangerous ideas for the destruction of bonds between individuals and community. The most accurate ideas about why misdemeanors…

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    determination through my Calculus BC class. Math has always come fairly easily to me, starting when I took Algebra 1 as a seventh grader. I’ve excelled many years, even going into my school’s math and science program where the students are given honors math and science classes from ninth grade through twelfth grade. I’ve always been a step ahead in math so that is how I was able to enroll in calculus last year. Everyone else in my class was going to take BC Calculus so I thought I should too…

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    come to light. Despite his great knowledge, Newton did not graduate with any honors or distinctions, this however was just the beginning of his very successful career. Today Newton is credited with many advances in various fields. From discovering calculus, inventing…

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    Euthanasia, also known as assisted suicide, involves a person in extreme suffering, and wishing to deliberately end their life with the help of another person. Euthanasia is illegal in a majority of countries. These countries feel that it should never be ok for someone to help another person kill themselves regardless of the circumstances and even class it as manslaughter or murder (Choices, 2015). A utilitarian has many views on the subject and why it is acceptable and why it is not. Throughout…

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    the man are 2 or 3 time more prospers to suffer of kidney stone than women. Kidney stones are hard masses found in the kidney that form by high levels of different minerals accumulation in the urine. The kidney stone is known as calculus renal because depend in what amount of mineral formed de stone and where is founded first, However, these urinary stones (or estimates) are more precisely classified according to where the ureters (kidney ducts), or the bladder are discovered…

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    Isaac Newton's Legacy

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    Isaac Newton's famous statement “To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction” is not just a quote, but is also a law of motion known to many people. In the past thousands of years, various men of magnitude have appeared, but the question is “What does it take to become a man of magnitude?”. Is a man of magnitude someone famous, like a celebrity or an athlete? Could a man of magnitude be someone wealthy and rich? In my perspective, the definition of a man of magnitude is one who has…

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