girl who lives in District 12. Her father died at a young age‚ and from then on she had to take care of her younger sister Prim and her shocked mother. She snuck out under the electric fence that borders the District‚ and hunted for food using her bow and arrow. At the Reaping‚ which is the time of day where they select the tributes‚ Katniss’s sister is chosen to be in the Games. Knowing that Prim knows nothing of survival‚ and Katniss is more skilled in hunting‚ Katniss offers to take her
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In Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal Dreams‚ Codi Noline is a lost and directionless young woman who’s always felt like she doesn’t belong anywhere. Though when she finds out her father has Alzheimer’s‚ she decides to move back to her hometown‚ Grace‚ to take care of him‚ and is overwhelmed with the task of sorting through her past. Codi has always resented her father‚ Doc Homer‚ for raising her and her sister to be different - when that is really just his way of bringing them closer by pushing everyone
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This is a Fan-Fiction for Hunger Games written by Elsie Egilip. Life has been hard in District 12 over the past couple of years. The government has stopped its partnership with few of the districts because of its unforgivable protest that cause major destruction and riot due to the districts’ disapproval on the new government. Katniss Everdeen was an intelligent hunter living amongst the people who stayed in District 12. During her whole life‚ she had been living in poverty. So has the rest
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emerged other forces on the field that could withstand the feudal cavalry charge and could even win battles. The most notable of these were the English Longbowmen and the Swiss Pikemen. English Longbows The English longbow was much bigger than other bows. It was as tall as a man or taller and could fire with accuracy well over 200 yards. An English archer could fire accurately three arrows a minute and when pressed could double that rate. A hundred archers could launch a thousand arrows a minute‚ with
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the other competitors. Katniss learned to create snares. The snares can come into play to easily secure food and enemies. With the location of the arena being unknown this skill be transferred and used in almost any terrain. Katniss says that “The bow and arrow is my weapon. But I’ve spent a fair amount of time throwing knives as well. Sometimes‚ if I’ve wounded an animal with an arrow‚ it’s better to get a knife into it‚ too‚ before I approach it. I realize that if I want Haymitch’s attention‚ this
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violently and pitched into a tilt‚ downing slowly‚ almost on to beam ends. A clamour of terrified screams rose up from steerage. A hail of cups and splintering plates. A man’s bellow: ‘Knockdown! Knockdown!’ One of the starboard lifeboats snapped from its bow-chain and swung loose like a mace‚ shattering through the wall of the wheelhouse. The boom of the billows striking the prow a second time. A blind of salt lashed him; drenched him through. Waves churning over his body. The slip of his body down the
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Weapons Accountability in the Military The history of weapons started centuries ago when cave people initially developed a weapon called a bow and arrow‚ for hunting purposes. They created this weapon from yew or elm for the bow and the arrow’s shaft‚ and used animal ligaments‚ or sinew to add tension to the bow. Archeologists have also found arrow heads made of sharp rocks and angled bones from different types of animals. These artifacts are all over the world displayed beautifully in museums
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and fully automatic weapons are not allowedThe archery range adjacent to the road to Heise Pond was built by archers for archers. With targets out to 40 yards‚ archers can challenge their accuracy and fine tune their skills. A wooden tree stand gives bow hunters the opportunity to practice more realistic hunting challenges before taking to the woods. All we ask is that no broadheads are used on our targets. This range is open from sun up until sun down and is free of charge. To get to Golden Eagle
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and poems and recite‚ knew how to joust and dance” (Line 97-98) Yeoman: He is the only servant of the Knight. He is a good and proper forester who carried bow and arrows. “ This Yeoman wore a coat and hood of green.” (Line 105) “His arrows never drooped their feathers low— And his hand he bore a mighty bow.” (Line 109-110) “ He knew the whole of woodcraft up and down.” (Line 112) “A medal of St. Christopher he wore.” (Line 117) “He was a proper forester
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work things out. He is able to figure things out by himself and is able to adapt to his environment. In the story Brian learns to make himself a very protective shelter to protect him against the winter’s harsh climate. He also learns how to make a bow and arrow from pieces of wood that he finds in the forest‚ and snow shoes from rabbits skin that he catches. He also learns fro his mistake‚ like when he leave his food out in the open and a bear came and almost destroys his shelter. The bear and the
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