Symbols - Heinle

Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
The answers to these questions are not directly stated in the reading.
Write complete sentences.
Discussion
1. What influence did Pythagoras have on the beliefs we have about
numbers?
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2. Why might a seventh child be thought of as special?
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3. Why would a hotel owner avoid assigning the number 13 to a
room?
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4. What effect have science and technology had on our belief in the
power of numbers?
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5. Why do people still believe in superstitions?
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Discuss these questions with your classmates.
1. What superstitions do you have in your country?
2. What are the lucky and unlucky numbers in your country?
3. Describe an object that is a symbol. Where and how is it used?
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