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Studying social studies is a very essential part of a student's curriculum as it is the subject which helps us to understand the world in which we live in. Many of us find history very boring as we associate it with thousands of dates. But I feel that the study of history gives students the opportunity to learn about their very own ancestors. Learning Social Studies also helps us to understand how geography plays an important role in the evolution of people, their ideas, places and environment. Studying geography also encourages us to appreciate Earth as a homeland of humankind. It helps us understand how to become a better global citizen. Political Science helps us to know the society in which we live in. We learn how our society works, how the government functions and how we have a very important role to play in our society. It helps us become a better citizen of today and tomorrow. Economics, the subject dealing with finance. It helps us to learn about economy of a place and in turn helps us to keep pockets filled but still get a better product then previous. It helps us to ensure ours as well as next generation’s life.
Devanshi Thakkar Class VIII |
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The wide branch dealing with numbers is Mathematics. Requirement of math was raised when early humans wanted to keep a record and calculate number of animals killed and started using Tally marks. Many problems arose for counting, so symbols represented each quantity that was formed which came to be known as numbers. These numbers then combined with astronomy and became a very essential part of our life. Today Math is used in our everyday lives. Math is the difference between truth and falsity, it is the connection of knowledge and humans, as without it knowledge is incomplete. World renowned mathematicians like Aryabhatta, Galileo, Albert Einstein, and Isaac Newton gave us concepts to solve problems. Aryabhatta stated that the circumference of the circle could be calculated. Still 20 questions which have been asked by mathematicians are a source of debate and are unsolved. Hope one of our young brains solves them soon. Vedang Laik |
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Numbers Everywhere |
