The History of English Archery The English Longbow was one of the deadliest tools on the planet. These bows were one of the main tools that made England one of the most powerful countries in the past. They used these longbows for many reasons. They could penetrate through steel plate armor‚ which made these bows effective against armored knights. The longbows had a draw weight of up to 150 pounds. The longbows that the English traditionally used had a draw weight of about 90 pounds. The English
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The environment can be something as vast as global weather patterns or as simple as the desert regions. With the advent of many technologies‚ the delicate balance of the environment has been upset (Elliot‚ 1961‚ p. 392). Strip mining‚ slash and burn farming‚ damming of rivers‚ and the extinction of many species of plants and animals have all lead to the permanent changing of the environment. Some say the change is for good‚ and others say for the change is for worse‚ but what is good about the
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Banning Handgun Sales: Public Attitude toward “the right to bear arms” On April 16th‚ a young Virginia Tech student‚ named Seung Hui Cho‚ committed a massacre on campus. As a result‚ 32students were murdered and 25 were injured (Wikipedia). In Southern California‚ Gian Luigi Ferri bought a TEC-9‚ he shot and killed eight men and women while wounding five victims before fatally shooting himself in a stairwell. These gun-related crimes illustrate why the second amendment is such a highly debated
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The Colonization of Africa – An Unjustifiable Act Thomas Chou 9/27/12 Format A In today’s world‚ most African countries are struggling to keep up economically‚ politically‚ and socially compared to many other developing countries in the world. Countries such as North Sudan and South Sudan have just claimed freedom from each other‚ after fighting a long civil war along with genocide. Africa’s rich history is one of culture‚ tradition‚ and simplicity‚ but because of colonization of many regions
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drills they had to do in the morning. All in all‚ soldiers were affected drastically during the Civil War. There were many developments during the Civil War. The Rifle was invented. This was way better than the muskets that the soldiers used to work. The rifle had a greater range than the musket. Scientists came up with the amputation of the leg as well. This saved lives of soldiers who were shot in the arm or leg. Stonewall
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people were killed so I wouldn’t consider it a massacre due to very few deaths. From account number two‚ William Taint says‚ “People still continued in the street‚ crying‚ “Fire‚ fire‚ and be damned‚” and throw some more snow balls; whereupon I heard a musket go off‚ and in the space of two or three seconds‚ I heard the word “Fire” be given‚ but by whom I do not know and instantly the soldiers fired one after another.” I think that it was the Americans who instigated this incident because they were
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Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin Eli Whitney : Eli Whitney was the inventor of the cotton gin and a pioneer in the mass production of cotton. Whitney was born in Westboro ‚ Massachusetts.‚ on Dec. 8‚ 1765‚ and died on Jan. 8‚ 1825. He graduated from Yale College in 1792. By April 1793‚ Whitney had designed and constructed the cotton gin‚ a machine that automated the separation of cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber. Eli Whitney’s machine could produce up to 23 kg (50 lb) of cleaned
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confederates were fighting the north they did not have as many troops. (Civil War‚In U.S. History). Most of the soldiers were farmers as well and not trained very well. (Who Fought? 1). They did not have the technology the North had either such as muskets‚ the same training‚ and different equipment. (Who Fought? 1 ). And even though the South wanted and needed slavery there were still African American soldiers who fought for the confederate side as laborers.(Who Fought? 1). As you can see the South
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appearance of the sunrise as it comes over a hill. She first describes the colors as “rubies” (3) and later‚ “topaz” (7). In the same stanza‚ after describing the sunrise‚ the poet mentions that “A sudden musket spills” (4)‚ there is no mention of a year or an era‚ but the sound of a gunshot from a musket could symbolize that there is a war going on‚ and since the color of the sky is first described as “ruby”‚ it is safe to assume that blood may have spilled. The use of the rubies to describe both the
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Chapter 01 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: as a competitive weapon mks mks@mdi.ac.in http://mks507.vistapanel.net Prof. (Dr.) Manoj K Srivastava Operations Management Area 1. The Systems Approach C O N T E N T S 2. 3. OM Definition Ten Critical Decisions 4. 5. The Cases 4V Typology of Operations 6. 7. Productivity Competitiveness 8. 9. Manufacturing Vs. Service? The History 10. The Future 1 Systems Approach Systems Approach Reduce waste…or
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