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North Korea and South Korea. An

opinion on their future relationship.

Measurement of Diversity By: Arenas-Parra Ricardo
For Simpson (1949), “The index of diversity has so far been Teacher Mercado Lagunas ArturoYael
used chiefly with the logarithmic distribution. It cannot be
used everywhere, as it does not always give values which
are independent of sample size; it cannot do so, for example, Conflicts between nations have marked the world since the beginning of times. Thanks to
when applied to an infinite population of individuals classified them, great losses have occurred to lives, infrastructure, art, and the environment, to mention
into a finite number of groups.” a few examples. Today one of the most important and best-known conflicts between nations
is the persistent tension between North Korea and South Korea. North Korean President, for
Importance of cultural diversity for the development of example, is well-known for his quite controversial and constant threads related to a many
countries. Cultural diversity favors the development of the time mentioned nuclear power.
country, thanks to the ethnic resources, traditions, social,
flora, fauna, regions and landscapes. Overcoming the divide A worrying spot about all this is that one can never know what will happen in the future,
between cultures is urgent and necessary for peace and imagining that an agreement could be reached between these countries. We can proceed, then,
development. to imagine some of the deals or agreements that would result in a state of peace.
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peace. I reiterate that conflicts between nations have produced great losses. We will continue
to imagine a situation in which the welfare of others becomes a priority for these nations.

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