light catapult was utilized to hurl small projectiles‚ such as arrows‚ small rocks‚ and javalines. The larger‚ heavier catapult could throw stones up to 60 pounds. The mechanism that propelled the projectile was usually tightly twisted animal sinew or human hair and had a range of about 450 meters with an eight pound projectile. Although these were utilized by Alexander in many of his battles they were considered to be rather
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him was very strange and unpleasant. He saw that when the people went to eat they did not clean their hands and the women here ate‚ drank‚ and slept with men. He was then put on a ship set for new land. Much of his life is not consistent and that makes it hard for him to call somewhere
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In the movie‚ Alice would make statements that she would cut down on her drinking whenever it would get brought up and would be unsuccessful in her effort in doing so‚ which meets in the part of Criteria A‚ and Michael‚ even ended up missing work because she did not come home which meets the other part of Criteria A (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). When Alice and Michael went on their trip to Mexico‚ there is the scene on the boat in which it was physically hazardous‚ and then Alice later
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Frankenstein: What Makes it a Gothic Novel? One of the most important aspects of any gothic novel is setting. Mary Shelly ’s Frankenstein is an innovative and disturbing work that weaves a tale of passion‚ misery‚ dread‚ and remorse. Shelly reveals the story of a man ’s thirst for knowledge which leads to a monstrous creation that goes against the laws of nature and natural order. The man‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ in utter disgust‚ abandons his creation who is shunned by all of mankind yet still
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When you hear the word hero the first thing that comes to mind would most likely be someone who is physically strong or has some kind of supernatural power. However that isn’t always true. A hero is someone who incites change‚ is an inspiration‚ and is able to help people no matter how scary it can be. Our society is fluid. People’s opinions change constantly with whoever or whatever is popular. The ones in the limelight can use their position to change the way we as a people react to key social
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Outlined below are the characteristics of the situation that might have led Lund to choose inaction over whistling blowing. At the most basic level‚ the responsibility of the FAA is not to work in favor of any particular airlines‚ but to ensure these airlines are in working in accordance with the regulations of the FAA. Thus the passenger safety is ensured. Northwest airlines had filed many complaints against Lund‚ especially when he delayed the plane schedules. Lund reported a passenger-seat defect
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The taste of food is affective to your feeling and health. Because it is very importance for life‚ you need it every times. Knowing how to make your food taste good is very necessary for wife houses and worker‚ especially‚ for general people. For my idea‚ there are three thing can make your food taste good. They are ingredients‚ your favorite and your feeling. Food can be cooked in differences tastes by using ingredients for cooking. Moreover‚ ingredients are used to help you to cook tasty food
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Some people might think that the graduation of high school makes a person an adult. Others think that the age of 21 is a good standard to show the grown-ups identity legally. However‚ in my opinion‚ I believe that get a job and graduate from colleges or universities are the most important events to become an adult. First‚ getting a job is the ability to earn the own money and gives a person much more opportunities to live independently. Besides‚ I think the first job is a very crucial experience
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The facial expression he makes show his strong attitude and pride. He is married and just has one child. Denise‚ his wife‚ is a lady that expects a lot from John Q and always expects the best for her home. This begins the plot of the story and with it you are able to experience
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the first person to discover the importance of the patterns it had within itself. But how exactly does it work??? In this research paper‚ I will explain how to make the Pascal’s Triangle and why it is so special. Construction: Pascal’s Triangle is basically a triangle of numbers. “At the tip of the triangle is the number 1‚ which makes up row zero. Then the second row has two 1’s by adding the 2 numbers above them to the left and right‚ 1 and 0 (all numbers outside the triangle are zeros). Now
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