What is a trebuchet? How can a trebuchet use gravity? What does gravity have to do with launching an object? To begin‚ a trebuchet is a medieval catapult used for hurling heavy stones. The trebuchet is thought to have been invented by the Chinese and made it’s way to Europe by AD 500. It was used by armies to throw stones to break down barriers like castle walls. Sometimes‚ bodies of people and animals‚ that had died from disease like the Black Plague‚ were even thrown over the walls to
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There is always a strong association between every person and the place he lives. Day by day everything becomes so familiar that sometimes he may have a feeling that even a household object is somehow similar to his personality. What if a witch suddenly appeared and made him choose a household object to be turned into? In my case‚ I would choose to be a knife. The explanation for my choice is divided into 2 parts: the first one is about spending time getting used to something or someone‚ and the
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Applied Radiation and Isotopes 69 (2011) 237–240 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Applied Radiation and Isotopes journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/apradiso Explicit finite difference solution of the diffusion equation describing the flow of radon through soil ´ ´ Svetislav Savovic a‚b‚n‚ Alexandar Djordjevich a‚ Peter W. Tse a‚ Dragoslav Nikezic b a b City University of Hong Kong‚ 83 Tat Chee Avenue‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong‚ China ´ Faculty of Science‚ R. Domanovica
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As an only child who lived a good distance away from her best friends‚ I spent many of my early years creating playmates for myself. However‚ the Christmas after I turned five‚ my grandmother brought me Cricket. Cricket wasn’t a puppy‚ or a goldfish‚ or anything alive. She was simply a doll. Dolls like Cricket aren’t made anymore. She was nearly as tall as I (the box she came in was even bigger)‚ with blonde hair and blue eyes. Her hair was neatly pulled up with pink yarn bows into pigtails of what
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Assignment 1 Explain the five stages of the Training Cycle‚ describing your role‚ responsibilities and professional boundaries as a teacher at each stage. Identify current legislative requirements and codes of practice relevant to your subject specialism and the type of organisation within which you work/would like to work. I confirm that the submitted assignment is my own work This assignment will discuss the following; - 5 stages of the Training Cycle - The tutor’s role and responsibilities
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Assessment Worksheet Using Group Policy Objects and Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer for Change Control Johnathan McMullen Student Name: ________________________________________________________________ Stephen Osborne Instructor Name: ______________________________________________________________ Lab Due Date: ________________________________________________________________ Overview There are many tools and suites designed to aid the security practitioner and the organization in implementing
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The potential dangers of loose objects in vehicles are strongly associated with Newton’s First Law of Motion‚ inertia. Inertia is when an object in motion tries to stay in motion‚ and an object at rest tries to remain at rest‚ unless the object is acted upon by an outside force. For example‚ say a car is traveling along a straight road. Loose objects in the auto are "acted upon" by the body‚ seats‚ or some other part of the vehicle (whatever is touching a loose object)‚ whenever the whole thing accelerates
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Women as Sex Objects in Axe Body Spray Ads: In present era the media and the advertisers are portraying and delivering a negative impact to our culture. For example the ads of Axe Body Spray. Axe body spray is product of the Unilever. Axe body spray leads the target consumer to believe that by using this product he will be more popular and attractive among the women. So axe straight forwardly portrays and deliver the message that if men going to use this product then women would be willing to
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Why does Craig object to grounding morality in the natural world? Craig objects to grounding morality in the natural world because in the natural world it is more about survival of the fittest. Craig compares humans to animals‚ who only act on animal nature. 5. How does Harris define “Good” and why does Craig object to this definition? Harris defines good as “that which supports the wellbeing of conscious creatures”
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The four concepts which organizations use to design their marketing strategies (product concept‚ production concept‚ selling concept‚ and societal marketing concept) are important because they serve as a guide for businesses to plan and carry out their marketing and selling efforts. The production concept is the oldest of the concepts in business. It proposes that customers prefer products that are cheap and widely available. organizations that focus on this concept are likely to concentrate on
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