Pre AP English 28 March 2012 From Rocks to Rockets: How Weapon Technology has Changed the World “Anyone who considers using a weapon of mass destruction against the United States or its allies must first consider the consequences... We would not specify in advance what our response would be‚ but it would be both overwhelming and devastating‚” William Perry. This quote shows that the United States is one of the most feared fighting powers on this planet. It is like this because the United States
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RELIGION AS A WEAPON Religion and myth are two powerful subjects that Caribbean writers have used to their advantage in many of the works we have read this semester. Many religious qualities that are expressed today in the Caribbean were at one time influenced by early African beliefs. The Christian faith‚ for example‚ has been an influence on various Caribbean religions‚ while at the same it has been the target of rejection. The rejection of European culture is a pervasive theme
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biochemical weapons were used during World War 1. Gasses were mainly used around then. During World War 2 not many chemical weapons were used. Chlorine gas was used during the war a lot. Chlorine gas was first used April 22 1915 at leper in Belgium. There were many ways of use of the gas for example; artillery shells‚ mortar projectiles‚ aerial bombs tank sprays and landmines were used to spread the chemicals around. During the Cold War the United Stated and Russia had enough chemical weapons to wipeout
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Bring Back Flogging This essay by Jeff Jacoby illustrates an authors use of ironic sarcasm otherwise known as satire to defend and illustrate his platform on his position. Jacoby uses in this essay verbal irony (persuasion in the form of ridicule). In the irony of this sort there is a contrast between what is said and what is meant. Jacoby ’s claim in simple is he believes that flogging should be brought back to replace the more standard conventional method of the imprisonment of violent
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American soldiers by using their extreme methods and war tactics. Booby traps‚ underground rat tunnels‚ and guerrilla warfare were a few ways the VC and the North Vietnamese Army defeated the United States. The weapons used by the NVA and VC were also more powerful and effective than the American weapons. Camouflage used by the Vietnamese was more concealing and outsmarted the United States soldiers as well. The North Vietnamese community helped and supported their country by doing anything they were asked
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Independence Day speech Respected teachers and all my dear friends‚ The day 15th August of every year is a golden day written in the history of the world. We got freedom on this date and it is a day worth a celebration. When we celebrate it hoisting the flag‚ playing our National Anthem with fervor‚ distributing sweets‚ we need to sail back into the past to remember and pay homage to the builders of our nation. My dear friends‚ We were the privileged lot to have been born in free India
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School is Bad for Children In “School Is Bad for Children‚” John Holt talks about the faults and failures of modern education. He says that most children are more aware and smarter on the first day of school than at any other time during the process of their education. Holt identifies that the teachers feel like the children don’t understand anything. They treat them as if they were uneducated people who knew nothing. Holt also feels that the children should be able to explore their learning and
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unemployment rate has caused many of its citizens to put the blame on the influx of immigrants in search of their American dream. The outcry that immigrants are siphoning America’s economy and taking over jobs‚ led author Shayan Zadeh to write his article‚ “Bring on More Immigrant Entrepreneurs.” In his
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The scarcity of education opportunities forces people into a competition to secure a place at school. In a story‚ a woman who is willing to scarify her life so that her son have an opportunity to get a better life.” The night before opening the registration‚ thousands of people lied outside the gate hoping to be first in line to get one of those positions. When the gate was opened‚ there was a stampede leading 20 injured people and a woman died. She was a mother who gave her life to try to open her
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a concealed weapon? One maybe scared to use a gun but some use guns for their protection. This is because one can not trust everyone due to all the crimes that have been going on. Gun control is a major topic for people with concealed weapons permits. There has been many shooting and major threats that could have been stopped if someone had a concealed weapon. Some people are demanding for schools to have a security guard or a police officer to be on campus while children are in school as other people
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