The Roman military technology ranged from personal equipment and armament to deadly siege engines. [ They inherited almost all ancient weapons. While heavy‚ intricate armor was not uncommon (cataphracts)‚ the Romans perfected a relatively light‚ full torso armour made of segmented plates (lorica segmentata). This segmented armour provided good protection for vital areas‚ but did not cover as much of the body as lorica hamata or chainmail. The lorica segmentata provided better protection‚ but the
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Explain the problems faced by the government at the time in dealing with the challenges to authority. (Guy Fawkes and the attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605) 9 marks The government had many problems at the time in dealing with the challenges to authority‚ for different reasons. One of these reasons is that they didn’t have a police force. This is a problem because a police force are able to properly investigate and track people down. Nowadays‚ if someone had seen a crime or
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A Brave Woman Queen Elizabeth was an ambition and outstanding woman. She had amazing ideas for her speech for the troops. Everyone wonder how Queen Elizabeth became queen. She was very good with her commands and how to control her troops in the battle. Finally how everything ended in the outcome of Queen Elizabeth. She was the fifth and last of the Tudor Dynasty‚ daughter of Henry VIII. She was born as a princess‚ but her mother was executed after her second birthday. Her half brother Edward
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Finding Forrester - Opening Questions Q1. We learn about the type of people who live in the neighborhood. It sets up the stereotype of young black youth living in the Bronx‚ New York. It shows the setting as a city with high-rise buildings and people who are not in wealth. It shows the struggles they have to go thorough. Q2. The two main characters are Jamal and William Forrester. Jamal is a young African-American boy who lives in the Bronx. He is a very intelligent person and just does enough
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Descriptive Analyses of the Essays and Short Stories Narration and Description THE STRATEGIES Although the narrative and descriptive essays are often given as separate assignments in composition courses‚ they are combined in this first section so that teachers can present expressive writing and still reserve time for the many forms of informative and argumentative writing. This choice is tricky because it confirms the folk wisdom about expressive writing and rhetorical difficulty. According to
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A mural seems to be an ordinary piece of street art in some neighborhoods. But what about right on the lawn of the Illinois Capitol building? The capitol has many pieces of artwork but when colorful pieces of glass and metal comes together there is a change in the scenery. The piece of street art titled The illinois “Very Special Mosaic Mural” was created by the participants of the 1982 Illinois Very Special Arts Festival. The participants came from all over illinois‚ including the schools Northern
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Jensen was sitting in the living room he had spread the contents of Jared’s wallet out on the coffee table. Jared walked down the stairs slowly. His hair still wet from the long shower he took‚ trying to scrub away Jensen’s scent. He wasn’t in shock any longer‚ but he was still scared of his alpha. Peeking into the living room he saw his alpha going through his wallet. Anger took over his fear‚ and he walked into the living room. Jensen looked up at Jared. “Good‚ er Jared. Come here.” Jared walked
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Book Report Book Title: Hardy Boys – Casefiles NO. 46: Foul Play Author: Franklin W. Dixon Date Published: December 1990 List of Characters: Frank and Joe Hardy: They are two brothers who solve the crime Stuart “Portside” Murphy: Owner of a minor league baseball team who hires the Hardy Brothers to solve a mystery for him. Rocky Synder: Owner of a rival minor league baseball team who is the one orchestrating the crimes against Stuart Murphy.
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Running Head: Multiple Sclerosis- Liberation or Decimation? Multiple Sclerosis- Liberation or Decimation? Kaplan College Multiple Sclerosis- Liberation or Decimation? After a long night out in town Alfonso was ready to call it quits. His friends were saying his speech was slurred‚ as expected after a few to many beers. He decided to go home take a shower and get some sleep. One of his friends drove him home as Alfonso mumbled that he could have driven home. Once home Alfonso took a shower
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Paris‚ the capital of France‚ is known for being home to an abundance of historical monuments and locations. A particularly grand example is The Sainte-Chapelle. The Sainte-Chapelle is an extremely old monument‚ having been built during the years of 1246-1248. Its existence was funded by Louis the 9th‚ who was the King of France at the time. His purpose for this building was to house the many valuable‚ sacred‚ and historical artifacts he had collected over the years. Additionally‚ the
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