the province of Kai from his castle. Lord Akiyama lived in a mansion. The soldier brought Taro to Lord Akiyama’s cookhouse. | | 3. Taro never saw Yone again. His new job was to help Togan‚ the cook. When he was eleven‚ Lord Takeda’s son had an archery contest. Taro was not content to be a servant. | | 4. Togan’s death came too soon. One day‚ he took me to watch a wrestling match. A drunken bully insulted him and hit him‚ then stabbed him. Just then‚ Lord Akiyama came and arrested the bully
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in pace with modern day technology. It is time to stop using the chalk on the board and make a change in the lives of the generations to come. We are making progress. India in the 11th century had schooling in gurukuls. Young boys were taught archery and sword fighting skills. Children used to sit under trees with their slates and chalks and practice sums. Today‚ we belong to a digital generation that demands innovative methods of absorbing information. Scope in this field is tremendous. Over
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The most important weapon the Mongols had was the bow. With the intelligence they were able to make a bow that was astounding. A bow made with horn‚ wood‚ sinew‚ and waterproof lacquer; allowed the mongols to have great archery. Stated in an article “Shot an arrow faster and with more power than a wooden bow could. It had a pull of up to 160 pounds and a range of up to 350 yards.” (World History for Us All‚ Modern Time). With the equipment used to make the arrows‚ helped
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The Most Dangerous Game SSA: Samuel Hammett Richard Connell was America’s most renowned short story writer of the 1920s and arguably his greatest work was the 1924 classic The Most Dangerous Game. This short story starts out with Sanger Rainsford‚ a world renowned hunter‚ traveling to the Amazon to go big game hunting with his first mate Whitley. While voyaging on Rainsford’s yacht they pass an ominous island named “Ship Trap Island” and Rainsford falls overboard where he proceeds to swim to this
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family members there is one I particularly look up to beyond all the rest‚ my parents. My parents has been by my side since the day I was born‚ they has supported me through a multitude school activities and extracurricular activities such as Archery‚ Art clubs‚ Baseball games. They are my parents‚ my life-givers‚ and best friends‚ but they are the role models to me as well and I look up to them eminently. My parents have inspired me to aim for my goals‚ work hard at it‚ and achieve. They
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Cricket-crazy Indians accept heroes in the field as their role models. They spend hours in front of TV to relish cricket match and taste bat and ball on wayside or here and there‚ wherever possible. Though‚ there have been many controversies yet the popularity of cricket has remained intact. Cricket matches are still something like grand feasts to eyes and mind. We cannot separate ourselves from cricket. Sports were earlier linked to good health because love for a game clearly means playing that
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The Ultimate Viking Experience at Lofotr Viking Museum‚ Norway Re-live the mighty Viking days upon your visit to the Lofotr Viking Museum of Norway. Situated on the island of Borg in the Lofoten archipelago‚ this fascinating museum is housed in the largest Viking longhouse still existing in the 21st century. Measuring about 83 meters long‚ this impressive structure used to be the house of the most powerful chieftains in the northern region of Norway. Lofotr is often described as a living museum
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daughter’s friends‚ and wondering how they’d look on a college résumé. How would Model U.N. stack up against Mandarin? Would playing a violin or a lute stand out more? What about foreign service trips vs. summer “nerd camp” vs. Indian cooking classes? Archery‚ fencing‚ or diving—which would be more likely to catch the admissions officer’s eye? We were talking about a bunch of seventh-graders. I’d been infected with the pandemic afflicting many American parents (and many non-Americans as well): the obsession
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Karna desire to be a strong warrior got himself cursed. If he did not seek to advance his archery skills‚ his two curse would have never happen to him. His desire to be a great bring him all the way to be a king and from that point he already pass the line of being virtuous person by changing his social status. The act after Karna became a king
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Abstract Norway has a rugged terrain and a cold climate. Its most famous castle‚ named Akershus‚ is located in Oslo‚ Norway and was built in medieval times. Its architecture was advanced for that time period‚ and was extremely important in the protection and defense of Norway. Akershus was also a fortress as well as a castle‚ which led to better protection. This was also in the time of the Vikings‚ the much feared defenders of Norway‚ who were known to be very brutal in war. It was rebuilt‚ updated
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