round metal shield; used to protect themselves against oncoming enemies and to further ram their spears into the enemies. They used spears known as the “dory” to them‚ as their main weapon in defending themselves. The spear was approximately six to eight feet long‚ with a sharp pointed metal end and a wooden shaft. The sharp end of the spear was used to pierce in attempt to kill the enemy. When the spear broke‚ they also carried a dagger/ sword for up close battle (Maya Pillai). Another weapon used
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main characters in the story are Violet‚ Klaus‚ Sunny‚ and Count Olaf (a.k.a Stehpano). The series and book revoles around these characters. Without them‚ there wouldn’t be a story. Uncle Monty‚ on the other hand‚ is more of a side character. He may be looking after the Baudelaire children‚ but he is still just there to be a filler. Q: Choose a character. Why is this character important in the story? A: Violet Baudelaire would be my character of choice. Violet is the eldest of the Baudelaire
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The Spartan Phalanx is a powerful painting created by John Becker depicting the 2011 Michigan State football players as warriors and as Spartans. In its description‚ John Becker explains that he wanted to create a picture showing the Michigan State football players as a phalanx in Greek marching formation. Long ago‚ the Greeks used that attack formation to strike fear into their opponents and to show off their organization and stature. I think that Becker was able to create that image by contrasting
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The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico Author: Miguel León-Portilla History of the Spanish defeat of Mexico and the Aztecs has always been told in the words of the Spaniards. It has often been forgotten that with only having one impression of the events that took place during this time period‚ we can never be certain of the entire story‚ or what actually took place. For this reason‚ Miguel León-Portilla took it upon himself to further explore pre-Hispanic history and gain
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In the article “Brittany Spears‚” published in New York Times on May 4‚ 2016‚ Ben Ratliff describes Spears’ success since her break down in 2008‚ and the effects of her breakdown on her current life. She can’t make any purchases large or small without the approval of her father or sister in order to protect her fortune. Ratliff argues that Spears didn’t let her breakdown stand in the way of her success. She lives with the consequences every day and works hard every day to prove herself. I can recall
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three kids and their life getting robed by a house fire. Violet Baudelaire‚ a fourteen year old girl‚ Klaus Baudelaire‚ a twelve year old boy‚ and Sunny Baudelaire‚ the baby in the family‚ In the beginning‚ the mom and the dad die in a house fire and the kids are forced to live with an evil man named count Olaf. Count Olaf is trying to steal the Baudelaire family fortune by marring Violate and then plans to kill her. During this process Violet goes through many tasks to try to avoid being married and
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While reading “Broken Spears”‚ written by Miguel Leon-Portilla‚ I’ve had a small view of what Mexican culture was like back in those times. They are sort of different from America’s traditions and societies. Broken Spears is unlike others written about the loss of the empire because it was written from the point of the Aztecs and not the Spanish. As the book goes on‚ Miguel Leon-Portilla describes how the Spanish were successful in taking over the solid empire. The book really starts out by giving
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I read the novel “The Bad Beginning” by Lemony Snicket. This is the unhappy tale of the Baudelaire orphans. The three children Violet ‚ Klause‚ and Sunny are all very bright and charming . Unfortunately their lives are filled with misery and despair ‚ disaster always lurking around the corner. Snickets style of writing is very unique ‚ he uses an interesting and extensive vocabulary. This paper hopefully summarizes the twist and turns of the Baudelaire’s dreary lives. The story starts when the
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strong so I can be active in the game and on the court. I need to muscle up so I can get stronger bigger‚ faster‚ and better. Next is how to take care of your skin. The sun is one cause of unhealthy skin. The sun’s rays contains ultra violet rays. The ultra violet rays burn your skin and can put you in a position to get skin cancer. One way to reduce the effect‚ and lessen the percentage of you getting cancer‚ you can put on sun screen whenever you are exposed to the light. The sunscreen provides
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Mrs. Bucket -Noah Taylor as Mr. Bucket -Missi Pyle as Mrs. Beauregarde -James Fox as Mr. Salt -Deep Roy as Oompa-Loompas -Christopher Lee as Dr. Wilbur Wonka -Adam Godley as Mr. Teavee -Franziska Troegner as Mrs. Gloop -AnnaSophia Robb as Violet Beauregarde -Julia Winter as Veruca Salt -Jordan Fry as Mike Teavee -Philip Wiegratz as Augustus Gloop -Blair Dunlop as Young Willy Wonka -Liz Smith as Grandma Georgina -Eileen Essell as Grandma Josephine -David Morris as Grandpa George -Geoffrey
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