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    Concealed Weapons

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    Concealed Weapons It is the second amendment for the right to bear arms. Every different state decides if people have the right to carry a concealed weapon. Federal gun control laws also affect the implication of the states laws. People are held to gunpoint nearly every day in big cities like Chicago‚ New York‚ and Los Angeles. If this happens to someone‚ they should have the right to defend themselves and match the power. People just need to make the right choices with that weapon. Concealed

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    Medieval Transsexuality

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    The article “Medieval Silence and Modern Transsexuality” by Karen Lurkhur explores the romance finding that its themes “closely parallels the psychanalytical and scientific discourses about transsexuality” (220). Lurkhur finds Silence’s masculine persona to be viewed as “the external expression of her virtuous character” (224). When Silence is exposed as a female her transgressions are forgiven because she took on the male gender which is seen as a positive force. Lurkhur finds this is the opposite

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    For six centuries the medieval knight dominated the battlefield and influenced the Western world greatly. The armored‚ mounted warrior‚ born in Middle Ages‚ revolutionized warfare and became the foundation of the new political structure known as feudalism. The Church put the medieval knight to the ultimate test-the First Crusade of 1095. The Church‚ which Christianized almost all of the knights‚ gave them a very high status in society‚ one that was sought after even by kings and princes. In the end

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    Weapons of the Weak

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    In James Scott’s novel Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance he plainly describes what can only be viewed as the worsening of the lives of the village poor in Sedaka‚ Malaysia. He attributes the increase in economic inequality to Malaysia’s green revolution. Consequently‚ Scott analyzes the impact of these changes on the poor‚ sighting several causes. The green revolution began in the 1970’s in Malaysia. It was brought about by an advance in technology‚ a new form of high

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    Medieval Clothing During the Middle Ages‚ or the medieval times‚ women and men dressed far more differently than we do now. The women wore dresses and the men wore furs and metal chains. There were also classes to differentiate between. These classes included: The Church‚ the Kings‚ the barons‚ and the peasants.(Williams)1 The clothing was also affected‚ just as it in the times now‚ by the seasons. In the cold season those who were able to afford‚ or had access too‚ sheepskin cloaks‚ wool hats‚

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    Bio-Weapons

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    biochemical weapons were used during World War 1. Gasses were mainly used around then. During World War 2 not many chemical weapons were used. Chlorine gas was used during the war a lot. Chlorine gas was first used April 22 1915 at leper in Belgium. There were many ways of use of the gas for example; artillery shells‚ mortar projectiles‚ aerial bombs tank sprays and landmines were used to spread the chemicals around. During the Cold War the United Stated and Russia had enough chemical weapons to wipeout

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    2015 Medieval Fashion: Richard II Imagine living in a society where your social and economic rank determined the type of clothing you could wear. Quite frankly‚ I would not have survived in a society that dictated what I can or cannot wear. I would feel suppressed‚ as if someone was taking away my freedom. I strongly believe that what we wear defines us more than we think. In other words‚ fashion is an expression of who we are as an individual. However‚ this was not the case during the medieval period

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    Medieval Torture Paper

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    People have these romantic notions that the medieval time period was full of knights in shining armor and fairytale princesses‚ when in all reality‚ the medieval time period was a bloodthirsty and violent time period. Government and religious officials used sadistic torture to punish suspects and obtain confessions. Torture is the deliberate and cruel infliction of mental and physical suffering to obtain information or for any other reason. ”The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear” (

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    Concealed Weapons

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    permits should be allowed to carry a concealed weapon on campus as a source of self-protection in case of emergencies; however‚ it is important to consider the danger that guns pose on the many lives

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    Medieval Age

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    Middle Ages‚ the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century ce to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th‚ 14th‚ or 15th century‚ depending on the region of Europe and on other factors). The term and its conventional meaning were introduced by Italian humanists with invidious intent; the humanists were engaged in a revival of Classical learning and culture‚ and the notion of a thousand-year period of darkness and ignorance

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