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    Professor Alacard or Goodfellow. “Welcome to Archery class.” He announced. “Here we will learn the ins and outs of how to manage a bow. First‚ we will learn some of the basics. No doubt you have all seen movies about cowboys and Indians or films about robin hood‚ but I am here to tell you that all of that is just a bunch of Hollywood magic. Notice the crease on your bow string. This is where you load your arrow. We have lots of non-lethal arrows here at the academy. These are meant to stun or paralyze

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    Vielle: A Short History Bowed instruments have been around since the ninth century AD‚ according to Werner Bachmann‚ author of The Origins of Bowing. They originated in Central Asia‚ where they produced very fine hunting bows‚ which eventually developed into the first musical bows. In the tenth century‚ bowed instruments had traveled to the lands of the Islamic and Byzantine Empires. (Remnant‚ 1989) In the eleventh century‚ the vielle was depicted in Byzantine manuscripts. The instrument then traveled

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    follow. Upon reaching the forest the nobleman said‚ “These are my private hunting grounds. I hereby grant you permission to use them.” “But sir‚ I do not know how to hunt.” The nobleman retrieved his bow and arrow that had been hanging on a nearby tree and said “This is my gift to you‚ a bow with which to hunt”. The noble spent the remainder of the day teaching the old man to shoot and hunt. After many failures the old man finally struck a deer. “Now you know how to hunt

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    by humans was the bow and arrow. The first bows that we know of today were produced and used in 2800 B.C (Byers). The bow and arrow started as a way to hunt animals and protect each other and yourself. With the bow people could now hunt larger more dangerous animals then they could with a spear. Some of these animals were like bison and deer‚ and civilians now had a way to protect themselves from tigers and bears better than the old fashion spear (Denny). Along with this‚ bows made it possible for

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    The Media Plays a Negative Force In We Need To Talk About Kevin The media prominently impacts our lives as we are drawn to a fictional world‚ which influences our attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and behaviors about controversial subjects. Children are exposed to various sorts of media that may play a positive or negative role in their socialization. If children are involved in numerous extra-curricular activities they have a broadened social network‚ which allows them to be stimulated in positive atmospheres

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    life from the deathly stings. Secondly‚ Collin uses symbolism to reveal that when someone or something has strength it helps their survival. Many symbols can be found to represent this‚ but I found two that really stuck out to me. Katniss’s bow

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    look around for his gear‚ once he was awake enough to focus. A few minutes later‚ his father started moving in the next room‚ and that was his cue to start getting prepared for his morning hunt. Putting on his deer hide coat and grabbing his short bow and the candle‚ he left his room. "Hey‚ son‚ a bit slower than usual aren’t you?" Jimoel’s father said while smirking. It was a little joke between them. Whoever was slower would get picked on for the rest of the day. "Only because I wanted to give

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    Xavier Graham ‘Life was Simpler in the past‚ so people must have been happier.’ English Coursework In the time it took you to clap me on stage‚ 15 African children have died from malaria. I firstly disagree with this statement‚ ‘Life was Simpler in the past‚ so people must have been happier.’ For in the past mortality rate was awfully high‚ meaning it was much easier to lose your family to death‚ compared to the present day. My point is that I believe there have been huge advances in society

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    CarbonLite Riser. The combination produces a bow with significantly less vibration and noise than a traditional draw crossbow without sacrificing speed or accuracy. The Barnett Vengeance is one of the best crossbows for the money. Barnett Vengeance CrossbowBarnett’s new reverse draw configuration shifts the center of gravity closer to the shooter’s body by moving the limb pockets closer to the trigger assembly‚ while the limbs face forward on the bow. This design drastically

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    into the mountains. The murderer thought it would be a perfect place to kill Otzi. The murderer took a stone and struck Otzis head. Then he shot Otzi with a bow and arrow. The arrow ruptured a main artery in Otzis chest. The murderer took the bow off of Otzis back and left‚ what the murderer didn’t know was that the arrow from the bow was still in Otzi. In conclusion these were my many reasons why I thought Otzi the Iceman was ritually killed. Thank you for your time and consideration. Regards

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