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I am forty-one years old and work in the government sector (in education to be precise). I expect to return to school at some future date and expand my knowledge in any areas that are of interest to me

In my present occupation, I am involved with the maintenance

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Sciences > Mathematics Division by zero: Is it really impossible?: 1 of 43
Division by zero is done on the Riemann sphere in the complex plane and its result tends to infinity whereas zero divided by any other number tends to one. It is also important to note that in the real number system (and on better graphing calculators), division by zero is not impossible but remains undefined. http://en.wikip... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should there be spending limits on political campaigns?: 1 of 34

Introducing spending limits on political campaigns could be the best equalizing solution for eliminating disparities in candidates running for office. If all political candidates were only allowed to spend a predetermined amount of money on their campaigns, the public could then receive the equivalent degree of exposure prese... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center What is the responsibility of American companies and consumers for unsafe working conditions in Chinese factories?: 3 of 97

In a country that so explicitly entertains a double standard with respect to philosophical ideals such as values, it hardly seems unusual to observe corporations elect to carry on activities abroad in lieu of at home.A governmental pedagogy that literally implies "everything is legal unless you are caught," and adopts systemi... More..
Education > Teachers & Administrators Should teachers be held accountable for low student test scores?: 1 of 32

"If you can read this, thank a teacher."Anonymous teacherOn the surface this might seem like a simple question with a simple answer, yet there are many factors to both teaching as well as learning. Not every student who receives excellent teaching learns and not every teacher truly teaches. However, it is a system and as a sy... More..
Sciences > Psychology Are there differences in intelligence between races?: 2 of 52

In the late 1950's it was revealed that all humanity originated from the African rift Valley. This has been confirmed through extensive research and development. Furthermore, the scientific name for Human beings is Homo Sapiens. This is modern humanity and who we are. There is no such thing as race. People exhibit physical va... More..
Sciences > Sociology The US prison system: How it fails: 1 of 18
The US prison system fails because it does not deter crime, it does not rehabilitate criminals, it does not serve justice for the victims, and it does not promote civilized social interaction by reducing the amount of offenders. In many cases, it does the opposite. If it were in fact, doing what it proposes to do, there would... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should corporations, unions and trade associations be permitted to write checks directly to politicians and parties?: 1 of 18

To a large degree, questions like this arise due to the endeavor of running for political office remaining a private enterprise. Politicians should not be entitled to receive any contributions above and beyond that of the salary received for the position. In order to accomplish this however requires some sort of funding sourc... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Do campaign contributions to Congressmen buy votes?: 2 of 27

The answer to this question may never be easily defined. That is, there may be very little direct evidence showing that this occurs for any specific incident. Furthermore, there are many circumstances in which it does not occur. The matter is further confused due to circumstances where it does occur but the result does not sp... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: True love: 6 of 66
Everything ChangesNations may stand, nations may fall, Politicians fixing it all.Starving homeless, penniless poor,Just when it seems I can't take anymore.The lord my savior he says to me.If I look to love I will be free.Everything changes in the face of love.Come here darling walk with me.We'll smell the flowers and climb th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies What kind of official government information should be available online, and what do you consider to be off limits?: 2 of 15

Government information available to the public should include services offered to the taxpayer resulting from those taxes. This information should be available to the public guiding them, enabling them to access resources designed to benefit as well as documents, and forms, which are required to be complete in order to comply... More..