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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbtp2B-IFmw. Go to the following address and DDT: Weapon Against Disease - Documentary Film (1945) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmeqHs4svbQ and write a short paragraph for the most important aspects covered on the video. In the video above it shows the creation of DDT. This particular product is characterized

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    New weapons that changed the way of the samurai A Samurai Sword symbolizes and means the Samurai’s prestige and his skills in battle. It is a measure of his stature in society. To all samurai it’s their prize possession and it is worn proudly by its master – until the teppō was introduced. The samurai considered it as dishonorable to tradition. This changed the way samurai fight and changed their view to samurai swords. The teppō is an example of a weapon that changed the way of samurai –

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    must also understand how the writer uses it to convey more than what is actually being said or literally meant. This is represented in a variety of texts that we will take a closer look at such as John Steinbeck’s Of Mice & Men and the two poems Weapons Training and Homecoming by poet Bruce Dawe. John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is the story of George and Lennie‚ two migrant travelers in pursuit of their vision of owning a farm. However Lennie is mentally challenged and by accident kills the wife

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    Education: A Weapon to Fight Crime American University of Sharjah ENG 204 “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela Education: A Weapon to Fight Crime Introduction: July 1st‚ 2012‚ Dubai‚ A young man left his house that day to meet his friends and never went back home. According to a newspaper‚ the 18 year old man was involved in a gang fight near Oud Al Muteena area‚ where a gang of four aged 18 to 20’s

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    The knights lived with their weapon‚ never leaving it. Knights were not allowed in public without their weapon on their side. There are many designs and types of weapons used in the medieval times‚ one of the most popular and well known is the sword‚ generally consisting of a double edged blade with a hilt or pommel on the end. Swords are sharp and good for stabbing and slicing‚ but‚ there are also blunt weapons used such as clubs‚ maces‚ flails‚ and war hammers. Pole

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    What were the effects of the black plague on Medieval Europe? The black plague was a very deathly plague that killed many. Effects of the black plague on Medieval Europe were that it killed millions of people‚ it made the land even filthier than it already was‚ and it had lots of effects on the people. To begin with‚ the black plague killed millions. This plague infected most of Africa and it took less than a decade to kill less than one percent of the population. This plague killed about twenty

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    U.S. Marine Corps Weapons: 1940s and Today Brandon L. Newberry ENG 121 Benjamin Daw 6/11/2012 U.S. Marine Corps Weapons: 1940s and Today A lot of men see the differences in generations within the military‚ but few can see that early military formed everything in to the way the military is today. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the Marine infantryman’s basic weapons of the 1940s and today‚ to include the rifle‚ machine guns and anti-tank weapons. In the 1940s every

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    The Muslims of Medieval Italy by Alex Metcalfe Less than two hundred years after the death of the prophet Muhammad the rule of Islam had spread from the Arab Peninsula to Italy after the Roman Empire had crumbled away; eventually it spread all the way to Iberia. The book The Muslims of Medieval Italy by Alex Metcalfe focuses on the Muslim-Christian dynamic and the respective ruling entities by examining the chronological timeline of events and more cultural history of the dynamic in the region.

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    The images that tarot cards bear illustrate the values of medieval society. It is difficult to separate fiction from historical facts concerning the origin of tarot; however‚ most scholars agree that the initial sole purpose of the cards was entertainment (Farley). The first playing cards were found in tenth-century China. Because paper was invented there‚ it makes sense that playing cards were as well. They consisted of two suits: coins and [bamboo] sticks. As the cards made their way down the

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    MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE VALUES IN DR. FAUSTUS Christopher Marlowe (baptized February 26‚ 1564 - May30‚ 1593) was an English dramatist and poet who was well known for his magnificent blank verse and overreaching protagonists.  Marlowe based his play Doctor Faustus on stories about a scholar and magician‚ Johann Faust‚ who allegedly sold his soul to the devil to gain magical powers.. The age in which Marlowe wrote was an age of exploration‚ quest for knowledge‚ zest for life  and advancement of

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