Weapons In the First World War there were a wide variety of weapons used especially when you count their variation (or different models). Here are a list of weapons used: • Rifles • Machine guns • Mustard & chlorine gas • Tanks • Zeppelins • Flamethrowers • Torpedoes and submarines •
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world’s history‚ and it involved over 32 different nations around the globe. The Great War was unrestricted in terms of the weapons used‚ as well as the combatants involved. Not only soldiers‚ but civilians and regular working people were deeply involved in World War One. From manufacturing munitions to raising animals for food rations‚ the daily lives of people everywhere were affected by the Great War. The final result of the war included a staggering total of 38 million casualties – both soldiers
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Task One How would you define Criminology? There are many ways in which Criminology can be described. Criminology is a social science and it looks at society’s reaction to the laws which have been broken and tries to find out what has led a person to commit a crime by looking at the criminal’s behaviour and the criminal as a person. The definition of Criminology depends on the individual society‚ that the people involved come from‚ wither it be the criminal‚ the victim or the people trying to
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each time the cumulative output doubles • Learning Effects – Costs savings through learning by doing • Economies of Scale – Reduce costs by creating a large volume of product‚ the larger your market‚ the more opportunity for this you receive. 4.
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The Secret Weapon in the War on Terror The Geneva conventions are a set of rules that seek to protect those who are not taking part in hostilities‚ this includes prisoners of war. Prisoners of war often suffer from cruel punishment for information. Governments worldwide have went against the Geneva Conventions in order to torture suspected people of interest. The torturing of detainees continues to be a social issue in America because of the failure to define torture‚ the lack of information on
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of stone balls that were being used in the ancient times. However‚ the lecturer cast doubts on the writer’s view by using several points. First of all‚ it is said in the passage that the stone balls were being used as a weapon. However‚ the listening argues that there has no cracks and breaking pieces on the stone balls. If the stone balls was used as a weapon‚ there must be some cracks on the balls while they throw them to the targets‚ but it turns out that these balls were well preserved. So the
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In the medieval era‚ swords were the predominantly used weapons for swordsmanship and warfare. The sword achieved its basic form in the medieval era: heavy‚ large hilt‚ doubled-edged‚ and straight. Blacksmiths mainly forged blades by layered strips of iron that were hammered together. There were many different types of swords such as the longsword also known as the giant sword used during the medieval period. Medieval swordsmanship also exhibits different techniques used in combat. The sword has
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The Claw of Archimedes is a weapon that he is said to have designed in order to defend the city of Syracuse in a siege. The claw consisted of a crane-like arm from which a large metal grappling hook was suspended. When the claw was dropped onto an attacking ship the arm would swing upwards‚ lifting the ship out of the water and possibly sinking it. Archimedes may have had it inspired by his law of the lever: How did it work exactly? After using heavy stones to drive back the Romans from the bows
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creating more value with less impact foreword In 1991‚ we in the then Business Council for Sustainable Development were looking for a single concept‚ perhaps a single word‚ to sum up the business end of sustainable development. Finding no such concept on the lexicographer s shelf‚ we decided we would have to launch an expression. After a contest and much agonizing‚ we came up with eco-efficiency. In simplest terms‚ it means creating more goods and services with ever less use of resources‚ waste
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deadly weapon during the world war I David Seo Mr. McKenzie Oct. 28‚ 2010 Thesis: Poison gases should be banned from the battlefield because they have fatal and catastrophic effects on humans‚ the nature‚ and they were not as effective as other weapons for winning the war. Poison gases had many deadly effects on human bodies. Chlorine‚ phosgene‚ and mustard gases were mainly used (First World War). “Deficiencies of chlorine were overcome by phosgene and they were used mixed with equal
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