Ancient siege weapons Onager (siege weapon) 1. A round stone (often clay balls with combustible substance in them‚ which explode on impact and burst into flames) is put in the pouch and the arm is winched down. 2. The onager’s framework is made out of two beams from oak‚ which curve into humps. In the middle they have quite large holes in them‚ in which strong sinew ropes are stretched and twisted. A long arm is then inserted between the bundles of rope; at its end it has a pin and a pouch
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Every time I hear a word "War" as a child‚ I still have to hear a word "Nuclear Weapons". From that time‚ I didn’t know what they are. But when I grow up‚ I learned that Nuclear Weapons are the device that can destroy many people or one small country. So I believe that They are the killing device. From these reasons First‚ Nuclear Weapons have strong mass destruction. For example‚ The United States sent "Little boy"‚ a uranium gun-type fission bomb to Hiroshima‚ Japan. 3 days Later‚ The United States
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needed in order to include or exclude evidence being tested. Each piece of evidence should be packaged and stored ready for transport and each piece of evidence should be separately packaged. These precautions are very important to have a successful crime scene investigation (A Guide for Investigating Bomb and Explosion Scenes: Evaluating the Scene‚ 2001). To decrease the risk of contamination the scene must be investigated as soon as possible. Fire accelerants and explosive powders can evaporate within
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David Elsea Sociology 11/17/2011 Pop culture of Harry Potter A popular thing that has swept the world lately is the franchise Harry Potter. It is a film series that is based on the novels written by J.K. Rowling. The series has 8 films and was distributed by The Warner Bros. It was produced by David Heyman‚ and had four different directors for the series. The series is the highest grossing film of all time at 7.7 billion dollars world-wide. To explain how the stories origin came about
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Parrot Character The main character in Papa’s Parrot is Harry. Harry is 12 years old. Throughout the story‚ Harry is embarrassed. Friendly‚ caring and sad. First of all‚ Harry is embarrassed at one point in the story. He is embarrassed that his father‚ Mr. Tillian was talking to a parrot beside talking to a person. Harry thought that it was weird and he didn’t want to be seen with his father because of the act that he was doing. Second of all‚ Harry I’d friendly. He is friendly because he’s always hangs
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Thomas Newberg Chemical Weapons Convention Historically chemical weapons are rarely seen in combat but when they are they are used to great effect‚ killing thousands and injuring many more. Chemical weapons were first used in combat in May 1915 when the Germans released chlorine gas against the French in the Battle of Ypres. Over the course of WWI new chemical agents were developed including cyanide‚ phosgene and mustard gas. The Geneva Protocol of 1925 condemned chemical weapons but states that if
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In the movie series Pirates of the Caribbean‚ the information given on weaponry is mostly historically accurate. The weapons used in the movie are cannons‚ blunder bus‚ grenades‚ cutlas‚ swards‚ and cutlery. In the movie‚ typically cannons were not very accurate at long distances. But they could travel farther then other types of shot‚ making them a popular round at medium to long ranges anyway‚ especially in a defensive role‚which made them popular. Many people filled their cannon with cutlery
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3333333333 WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMDs) [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] 2010 Hello [Type the company name] 12/26/2010 DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL SECTOR-3‚ PHASE-1‚ DWARKA‚ NEW DELHI PROJECT EVALUATION PROFORMA Student’s Name ________________________ Class ________________________
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organization but under the Ethics Transcends Laws‚ there is a huge discrepancy between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. An action is not sufficient merely because it is allowed‚ neither is it ethical or moral just because it is legal. Harry should have blown the whistle. Whistle blowing is defined as any period a representative of an organization discloses information to someone outside of the organization about an unlawful or unethical procedure‚ if the telling is made in the belief
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DMitochondrial DNA Examination of Cold Case Crime Scene Hairs http://www.forensicmag.com/article/mitochondrial-dna-examination-cold-case-crime-scene-hairs?page=0‚0 By Terry Melton Article Posted: April 01‚ 2009 Printer Friendly | Forward to a Friend | Share this | Terry Melton Forensic mitochondrial DNA analysis of hair shafts and naturally shed hairs is a tool to enhance the investigation of cold cases; this form of evidence historically has had severely limited utility. Many cold cases
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