Grecians was ballista’s. Ballista’s was created in 399 BCE by the Greeks. It was a crossbow that fired arrows. It was commonly used when their territory was under siege (codesmiths.com). As well as the ballista‚ the catapult was an effect weapon against oncoming attacks. The catapult was used to launch items long distances at the enemies‚ mainly when under siege. The Macedonians was another civilization that sought power; whose conquests lead them to have variety in their weapons. Macedonians took
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says Harvard Business School marketing professor Youngme Moon. By positioning their products in unexpected ways‚ companies can change how customers mentally categorize them. In doing so‚ they can shift products lodged in the maturity phase back--and catapult new products forward--into the growth phase. The author describes three positioning strategies that marketers use to shift consumers’ thinking. Reverse positioning strips away "sacred" product attributes while adding new ones (JetBlue‚ for example
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The film by Leni Riefenstahl’s‚ Triumph of the Will (1934) is an important part of history that is important to screen as a college course because it allows students to engage in critical thinking and assessment. Therefore‚ from a film point of view‚ Triumph of the Will (1934) through elements of mise en scène created a film promoting Nazi ideology through camera angles‚ sound‚ and creative editing. Film and media play a big part on influencing audiences to a desired ideology through visual persuasion
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Lake Erie to the Senaca River‚ Senaca to Rome‚ and from Rome finally connecting to the Hudson River which eventually dumps into the Atlantic Ocean. Haines began to go further on in his report telling how he feels that this GRAND CANAL will catapult New York to the status of "The London of America." The people who were backing this project and these claims may have gotten carried away with
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For almost one-hundred years‚ knight’s followed a complex set of ideals that helped to maintain order. The Chivalric Code was important and well known by medieval society. Knights trained and practiced for most of their lives to follow this code. Chivalry The word “chivalry” comes from the early French word chevalrie‚ meaning “skill in handling a horse”. By the Middle Ages‚ chivalry was a term that meant to show consideration towards others‚ especially the weak and poor. This further evolved
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Why was difficult to attack a castle? During the Medieval period‚ castle became important. These huge castles were mostly invented for defending the foreigner attacks. The castles were also the sin of the noble and royal power. Eventually‚ there were various kinds of castle‚ but most of the castles were used for protecting and defending during siege warfare. While the builders built these castles‚ they added much prevention structures to the castles‚ those preventions made the castles difficult
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Shemp D. Howard Writin clas 9/21/112 Since my friends and I were seniors this year we decided that we needed to do something to celebrate us leaving Catskill. We spent many lunches at Subways trying to decide what we should do. We started out wanting to go to Cape Cod for the weekend. Then it went from Cape Cod to Boston‚ Massachusetts. Finally it ended up a day at
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world‚ but lay there‚ trembling and listening‚ in the extreme of fear and curiosity‚ for from these dozen words I understood that the lives of all the honest men aboard depended upon me alone. It is the responsibility that Jim suddenly has that catapults him from being a mere cabin boy‚ the lowliest member of the crew and a child‚ to being an adult who holds the lives of others in his hands based on what he does and does not do. Jim suddenly finds that he has to mature very quickly‚ as he has to
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and is told from the point of view of Connie as she attempts to transition from her adolescence to an experienced mature women. In the end the story takes an abrupt wrong turn when Arnold Friend‚ the antagonist‚ arrives at Connie’s front door and catapults her into the scary world of adulthood. By portraying universal themes such as evil and manipulation and how these can influence an adolescent during their transition to adulthood gives the short story a lasting influence that still holds meaning
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WHITE FAMOUS breaks many traditional television conventions to deliver an over the top but still on message story of a black comedian’s entry into the hearts of white America‚ with the ultimate goal to be “White Famous.” During his anti-hero’s journey he butts head with racial prejudice and Hollywood double standards. Kapinos traditionally writes about opulent and debauched Southern California with dry humor‚ CALIFORNICATION and LUCIFER. WHITE FAMOUS doesn’t quite stand up to Kapinos’ other works
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