Weapons in WW1 Water cooled - via a jacket around the barrel which held approximately one gallon - the Vickers was loaded from a 250-round fabric belt mounted on a tripod. A rubber hose leading to a container condensed steam from the jacket as a means of minimising water wastage. Although the predominant British machine gun in 1914 and for much of 1915 - it remained so for British imperial troops sited on far-flung battlefields‚ innovations in machine gun design invariably showing up first on the
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Determination‚ wit‚ cunningness‚ and often‚ sheer force‚ are the key ingredients in cracking the ever astonishingly insane mind of a killer. Detectives all over the world have been using some rather influential interrogation tactics over the years‚ so that may peer in to the twisted mind of these individuals to hopefully provide some understanding on why they do the things they do‚ and it is within minds that we see how they work; their motives‚ reasoning‚ how they prepare themselves to take on such
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to receive the Sunday communion. By displaying her eagerness to receive communion‚ Chaucer explains that she has compassion for the Church. Furthermore‚ the Wife of Bath displays her respect for the church by dressing in her best outfits such as “hose [that] were of the finest scarlet red” (GP l. 466). Also‚ Chaucer states that the Wife of Bath “had five husbands‚ [but she had them] all at the church door” (GP l. 470). In the eyes of the church getting married at the church door is a sign of her
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In the film Schindler’s List directed by Steven Spielberg an important idea was the character change of Oskar Schindler throughout the film. Schindler went from a self-centred‚ uncaring war profiteer to a caring‚ sympathetic man who was willing to risk his life to help save the lives or even simply better the conditions of hundreds of Jews. Schindler’s character change is shown through dialogue as well as audio and visual techniques. In the beginning of the film Schindler is shown entering his new
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The film Eye on the Prize: Episode IV: No Easy Walk gives an insight of African Americans and their fight for Civil Rights. The film marker exhibits the hardship African Americans and some whites in American went through to get rights for all. The film uplift the African American community to get what they wanted and not to stop until it was achieved. They wanted equal opportunity like any other whites in American and the same jobs positions as them. The film marker was sympathetic to the civil
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The Bunsen burner was named after a man named Robert Bunsen. In 1855 Robert Bunsen invited the Bunsen burner and it is now used all over the world in laboratories everywhere. The Bunsen burner safely burns a continuous stream of flammable gas. The hose barb is connected to a gas nozzle on the laboratory bench with rubber tubing. Most laboratory benches are equipped with multiple gas nozzles connected to a central gas source‚ as well as a vacuum‚ nitrogen‚ and steam nozzles. Bunsen burner flames
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How the Jim Crow laws affected blacks Why did whites make blacks feel like second class citizens with Jim Crow laws? Jim Crow laws were racist prejudice laws.The Jim Crow laws made it harder for whites and blacks to create any type of unity.The Jim Crow laws were made in 1877-1954 and were in place for only one thing to separate blacks and white. Schools had to be separated as well as water fountain’s‚ jobs and hospital. This means that it was one race who wanted power over the other race.The laws
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE & EVACUATION PLAN Contents Page Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................1 Fire Prevention............................................................................................................................................................2 Fire Protection Systems .........................................................................
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SO YOU WANT TO BE A NAVY SEAL? From Sea‚ Air‚ and Land‚ the U.S. Navy Seal Teams are the most feared and respected commando forces in the U.S military if not the world. The Seal Teams are the most elite and highly trained forces on the face of the earth. President John F. Kennedy formed the teams in 1962 as a seagoing counterpart to the U.S Army Special Forces. Most Seal missions are unreported and unknown to the general public. The Seals are trained to operate in small units‚ one or two men‚
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Fire!! “Cough! Cough!” John woke up feeling parched and gasping for air. Beads of perspiration dotted his forehead. He felt as if he had just been baked in a microwave oven. It was then he realised that smoke was curling into the room from the balcony! The word“fire” ricocheted through his mind repeatedly. John ran to the balcony to investigate. There was a fire at the opposite block! Pandemonium struck at the block that was stuck in the ominous smoke. The fire was like a cankerous monster‚ showing
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