Garrison Point Fort is a former artillery fort situated at the end of the Garrison Point peninsula at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. Built in the 1860s in response to concerns about a possible French invasion‚ it was the last in a series of artillery batteries that had existed on the site since the mid-16th century. The fort’s position enabled it to guard the strategic point where the River Medway meets the Thames. It is a rare example of a two-tiered casemated fort – one of only two of
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Why Does Hamlet Procrastinate? In a situation where ones mother turns her back on you and your emotional state of mind after your father had just died and expects you to put up with the fact she has married your fathers brother within 3 months of his death…from a drama perspective you would be expected by a paying audience that you would go all straight away guns blazing in order to exact swift brutal revenge on the people who have‚ in a metaphoric sense‚ dropped a whole load faeces on you and your
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Gilgamesh is an arrogant person. Gilgamesh is full of himself and abuses his rights as king. He has sexual intercourse with the virgins of his town and acts as though he is a god. Although some readers of this classic book may say that Gilgamesh does not change from the beginning of the book‚ it can easily be interpreted the other way. Throughout the book‚ many things cause Gilgamesh to change. He gains a friend‚ he makes a name for himself by killing Humbaba‚ and he tries to become immortal
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Why does vandalism occur? Vandalism is everywhere‚ why do it? It is stupid and reckless‚ not to mention illegal! It occurs because of bad choices you as a person make‚ like who you surround yourself around and the friends you choose. Or because of the mood or mindset you are in. There are many reasons why vandalism occurs‚ but not many ways to putting it to a stop. Friends are not always your friends! Friends sometimes get you into sticky situations‚ but friends are not the one’s making your choices
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Why does theatre survive? 3rd term acting studies essay by Ralph Gassmann "All the world’s a stage " to quote the world’s most famous playwright William Shakespeare who rose to prominence in the 16th century during the reign of Elizabeth I‚ and who’s plays have excited and obsessed the generations since and will doubtless continue to do so as we approach the 2nd millennium. On this stage the actor represents the symbol of man with all his imperfection and weakness‚ with all his morals and
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now own the audio equivalent of a Formula One Racing Car. Have you ever ridden in a finely-tuned racecar on a cross-country track with a professional driver? I have. It ’s more exhilarating than any theme park ride. Every corner is carefully calculated. Every tap on the brake is just enough to make it around the curve without going off the road. Such great power requires great responsibility‚ and the same is true for owners of the Finalizer. Now you ’re the driver‚ you can do an audio "wheelie" any
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world of philosophy there are many unanswered questions. One such question is whether or not God exists. Philosopher Thomas Aquinas attempts at logically reasoning through this question. In doing so‚ he combats an objection to the existence of God‚ which is known as the problem of evil. The problem of evil states that no omni benevolent being would will that evil exists‚ and whatever an omniscient‚ omnipotent being wills must be accomplished. Evil exists so‚ according to the problem with evil‚ God
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1) A Countrys rate of economic growth is important because an economy that grows to slowly fails to raise the living standards of its citizens 2)Related don’t let this happen to you! Use the data for the country of New Finlandia in the following table to calculate the following 2006 4‚568. A] the percentage of real gap per capita between 2006 and 2010 is ____3.92_____% The average annual growth rate in real gap per capita between 2006 and 2010 is _________2_____% 3)The following table gives real
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Why Santa Doesn’t Exist Its winter and holiday season is upon us. For most people this means last minute shopping for gifts‚ unless you are a child and believe it’s actually Santa Clause who will deliver the presents to your Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Those of us‚ who know better‚ that Santa doesn’t exist‚ try not to spoil the fun for little kids. The question still arises as to whether Santa still exists or not. A child would definitely say yes‚ but those of us who say no‚ don’t know the
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“It appears Chivalry still does exist‚” is what an older woman said to me when I held the door open for her. Chivalry is the medieval knightly system with its religious moral and social code. It is also known as the code of honor. The word Chivalry comes from the word cheval. John Keegan‚ who wrote the article “The Face of the Battle”‚ is known to be one of the most prominent military historians alive today. He describes Agincourt as “one of the most instantly and vividly visualized of all epic passages
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