Veterans Day or Armistice Day? Reconciling the past and present meanings of Nov. 11th

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Today, Nov. 11th, is the U.S. federal holiday that is currently known as Veterans Day. In contrast with Memorial Day, which is celebrated on the last Monday of May and honors those Americans who have died in military service, Veterans Day honors all those who have served in the military and in particular those who …

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My Mathematical Journey

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This is a writing assignment that I was given in my Combinatorics class this semester, which is at Swarthmore College. I was only asked to write 1-2 pages, but I wrote more because I wanted to write out my story. There are definitely important experiences that I did not mention in this essay, including my …

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