Letter To The Editor: The New Millenium

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Term Paper Title	Letter To The Editor: The New Millenium
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# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	1.67

Letter to the Editor: The new millenium

I am so tired of seeing the new millenium as being portrayed as something that is only ten months away, rather than when it will really roll around in twenty-two months on the first day of 2001. It's difficult for me to understand how so many journalists have failed to check the accuracy of their sensational promotion of the dawning of the new century and millennium at the end of this year. Even President Clinton has made reference to the "new millennium" when he gave his State of the Union Address in January. He said that we would cross the bridge in to the new millenium in less than 350 days.

A century equals 100 years and is not finished until a year that is a multiple of 100. A millennium equals 1,000 years and is not finished until a year that is a multiple of 1,000. Therefore, the last of the 20th century (20 x 100 years) and second millennium (2 x 1,000 years) has to be 2000. The 21st century and third millennium cannot begin until Jan. 1, 2001.

This is not rocket science, but simple math. There are really 697 (the year 2000 is a leap year so has one extra day), rather than 331, days unti...

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