fighting whoever was inside. Ballista would grapple at the top of the walls‚ and people would climb up the ropes to the top of the walls. These are many of the great inventions that came about in medieval times. The printing press‚ the magnetic compass‚ windmills‚ and gunpowder all affected our modern inventions and way of life. They are all great for lots of the other things. This is my paper on medieval
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iron technology‚ wheel barrow‚ and the hot air balloon ("Chinese culture‚" 2007-2011). More importantly‚ the Han dynasty brought to the world the manufacturing of paper‚ the compass and the production of Chinese silk ("contributions‚" 2003-2012). The four most ingenious or innovative contributions are paper‚ the compass‚ printing and silk. Europeans thought of Chinese silk as elegant and traders would pay the same weight in gold for this high commodity. Silk was traded along the “silk road”
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3rd Officer is not busy on the bridge‚ he usually teaching me paper works on the bridge. My unforgettable experience on that vessel is when the gyro compass was broken. The compass arrow of the gyro was turning 360 degrees. Before we leave the port on Egypt the pilot tell to our captain to go on Malta to have a repair on our gyro compass before proceeding to Genova‚ Italy. But our company refuse to do the pilots order‚ they decided to proceed as on Italy without having a repair on Malta. Our
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This is a better version of My role model my mom Role models are like a torch of light that inspires and guides in the darkness. That torch of light for me is my mother. My mother is very kind‚ strong‚ and hardworking. But what makes her truly worthy of looking up to is that she teaches her children these qualities through her actions. For as long as I can remember‚my mother has always been kind and gracious to everyone she meets. She taught my siblings and I to treat everyone
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What is an American? Being an American is being proud to be a part of a community of people working together for a life full of success and opportunity for themselves and generations to come after them. Being an American means to have passion‚ enthusiasm‚ and spirit to live in a free country‚ this country. having the ability to do whatever you want while being proud‚ strong and hopeful for a country full of freedom‚ full of opportunity and full of success‚ is all what it means to be an American
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The Revolution of Inventions Since the beginning of all mankind‚ humans have always had the ambition to improve their lives. They desired their civilizations to grow and advance‚ so they initiated methods to make their lives easier. In addition‚ many greatest contributions were invented by ancient people; however‚ these inventions such as Gothic Cathedrals sometimes took a lifetime to finish. Stepping into the 21st century‚ almost everyone is living on the edge of technological and scientific advancements
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According to his log‚ on October 8‚ 1492‚ Columbus looked down at his compass and noticed that it was giving weird readings. He didn’t alert his crew at first‚ because having a compass that didn’t point to magnetic north may have sent the already on edge crew into a panic. This was probably a good decision considering three days later when Columbus simply spotted a strange light
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Australians and Aboriginal Australians. Tension was especially mounted during the Opening Ceremony when the Aboriginal culture was demonstrated in their acts. This was dispelled‚ however‚ when Cathy Freeman completed the last leg of the Torch relay and lit the stadium torch. This helped to relieve the hostility between Aborigines and European Australians. Another
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Exam Starters 3‚ full d’estudi 1: Music Vocabulary "What music sounds like?" "Com sona la música? " HIGH: alta LOW: baixa FAST: ràpida SLOW: lenta LOUD: forta‚ sorollosa QUIET: tranquil·la 2: Excursion Vocabulary TORCH: llanterna BOOK: llibre BLANKET: manta PILLOW: coixí COMB: pinta TOWEL: tovallola MAT: estela PYJAMAS: pijama SLEEPING BAG: sac de dormir TOOTHBRUSH: respall de dents SUNGLASSES: ulleres de sol TEDDY: ós 3: HAVE GOT / HAVEN’T GOT (tenir)
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while life is being snatched away from the soldiers‚ people like us are carrying on with our carefree lives oblivious to the horrors of the battlefield. The last stanza (see poem) has the most important piece of symbolism in the poem . . . the torch. The torch represents the war itself‚ and if no one were to take up arms and head into battle‚ than the millions of soldiers that died for this cause would have died in vein. Meaning that if no one carries on the war then‚ the ball has dropped‚ the game
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