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Deduction

2007-11-02T23:43:28Z

Josegosdin:

A '''deduction''' in [[formal logic]] is a conclusion drawn from premises or facts. Such a deduction is said to "follow" from previously stated propositions via certain logical rules. It is also used to prove God exists.

The most famous rule goes as follows:

#A is true.
#If A is true, then B is true.
#Therefore, B is true.

A lesser know rule is:

#If Q is true, then R is true.
#R is not true.
#Therefore, Q is not true.

Aristotle codified the rules of deduction two millenia ago in [[Ancient Greece]]. He also added 256 rules about groups of things. For example:

#All men are mortal.
#Socrates as a man.
#Therefore, Socrates is mortal.

[[category:logic]]

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

2007-11-02T23:42:29Z

Josegosdin: Grammatical correction

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a federal civil rights law enabling parents of a disabled child to obtain reimbursement for special education of their child, sometimes even including reimbursement for private school tuition.

This law has generated enormous litigation as parents understandably seek greater benefits for their children beyond ordinary [[public school]] education. However, many feel this law helps foster education among the disabled.
[[category:education]]

League of Nations

2007-10-28T18:48:25Z

Josegosdin: Adding league of nation information

The '''League of Nations''' was an international organization, existing from 1919 to 1946. The League was created by the the Allied and neutral nations after [[World War I]], to safeguard against future conflict. After [[World War II]], The League of Nations was dissolved to make way for the [[United Nations|UN]].

The [[United States]] never formally joined the League of Nations. The primary reason for the absence of the United States in the League of Nations was that the American public thought that it was another way of getting entangled in European affairs. This idea was best represented when President [[Woodrow Wilson]], a strong advocate for the League of Nations, attempted to ratify the League of Nations Charter via the [[United States Congress]] which resulted ultimately in a failing vote.

Some think the League of Nations is a old organization and should be removed because it violates America's sovereignty.
[[category:Political Organizations]]

Beans

2007-10-28T18:37:23Z

Josegosdin: Added Ezekiel 4 reference, clarified that Reagan was a President

'''Beans''' are edible plant seeds. Beans were a staple of the [[Israelites]] in Biblical times.

Beans are mentioned in [[2 Samuel]] 17:28 ("Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse") and in [[Ezekiel]] 4:9 ("Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.")

Some claim that certain types of "beans" are high in nutritional value. Others claim this is not true.

Other types of "beans" include coffee beans and jelly beans, a delicious confection enjoyed by President [[Ronald Reagan]] and millions of other people in America and elsewhere.

[[Category:Agriculture]]
[[Category:Food and drink]]