catapults were similar to arrow bows and were closely linked with each other in Greece. The catapults were used by a Greece task force in 399 B.C.‚ while in 397 B.C. the Catapult was used on mass scale against Motya in Sicily. According to some sources the history of catapults dates back to third century BC. during which it was invented as a hand-held crossbow‚ known as gastraphetes or belly shooter. Going deep into the history of catapults we come across several drawings and informations on catapults
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Martin Luther King Jr. was just or unjust? Martin Luther King Jr. was standing outside on the balcony giving one of his famous speeches and then it happened. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4th‚ 1968 by a man named James Earl Ray. After the news got out about Martin Luther King Jr. getting shot to death‚ black activist around the southern parts of the United States rioted and protested in the streets. The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was unjust because he was a civil rights
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musician. * King before him was Saul (ruled 1025-1004 BCE) * David married Saul’s daughter Michal. * Fought in the Philistine Wars alongside Saul before he was king. * Gained much of his fame from his encounter with the Philistine giant Goliath. * Because he did so well‚ Saul got jealous and wanted him dead. * David spent many years in exile‚ hiding from Saul. * During this time he composed his book of psalms‚ which later became the bible. * Saul was killed in a battle
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Notes on Toni Cade Bambara’s "The Lesson" Characters: Sylvia: the narrator and protagonist‚ a sassy‚ defiant African-American girl who resists the educational overtures of Miss Moore. The story’s plot centers on a "teaching moment" or pedagogical breakthrough‚ where Sylvia is disturbed out of her complacency‚ having been exposed to the other side of the social ladder. Sugar: one of Sylvia’s better friends‚ a sidekick if you will. Sugar noticeably picks up on Miss Moore’s lesson faster than
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Chapter One 1. Explain the significance of the parrot and the mockingbird at the beginning of this chapter. 2. Why would Chopin have thought it important to include this detail in her brief mention of the children’s nurse? 3. Why would Ponterllier consider his suntanned wife to be a “damaged piece of property? 4. Who is Robert Lebrun? 5. What is his relationship with Edna? Chapter Two 1. Describe Edna Pontellier. 2. What kind of person is Robert Lebrun? 3. What shift
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In How to Be a Bad Writer (in Ten Easy Lessons)‚ by Langston Hughes‚ and Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully – in Ten Minutes‚ by Stephen King‚ the reader is advised on a variety of writing topics. Hughes‚ a product of segregation and racism‚ uses biting humor and sarcasm to rail against bad writing‚ whereas King‚ a former teacher and a product of the counterculture movement‚ uses folksy charm to instruct us. King cleverly prefaces his advice with a self-effacing
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The King of Sharks Who is the Protagonist and who is the Antagonist in the following short story? I think the protagonist is Nanave‚ the King Shark’s son and the antagonist is the chief of the village. How does the story let you know that one character is the protagonist and that another character is acting as the antagonist? The story lets me know that Nanave was the protagonist because the story was more focused on him. The story identified the antagonist when the chief of the village announced
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Martin Luther King Jr. Really a Hero? What would it be like if no one fought for us‚ but what if someone did… so much that they risked everything? Martin Luther King Jr. is my hero and I’m gonna show you how. Martin Luther King Jr. expanded the rights for all people‚ said what was right in front of thousands of people (even though they could have treated him bad for so)‚ and King sacrificed his own safety for others. So‚ one reason why I say King was a hero is‚ because he was determined to make
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him to be the rightful king of England (his real father was the recently dead King.) Merlyn‚ who knew this from the start‚ advises Wart-now called Arthur-on how to be a good king. What Arthur really wants to do is end chaos that passes for law in his country. He wants his men-the knights of the round table-to help defenseless people and prevent the rich and strong from simply
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Empathy in Oedipus the King Summary: Evaluates how empathy is created‚ used‚ and entwined in Sophocles‚ "Oedipus the King." [pic] Empathy is achieved when one experiences direct identification with‚ understanding of‚ and vicarious experience of another person’s situation‚ feelings‚ and motives. In Sophocles’s Oedipus the King‚ it was the character Sophocle’s’ task to represent the story without deviation‚ but to do it in such a way as to evoke the most horror‚ pity and in particular achieve
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