Biological weapons are synonymous to germ weapons. Biological and germ weapons are any contagion that fits into the category of illness - afflicting agents. For example: fungi‚ viruses‚ rickettsiae‚ toxins‚ bacteria‚ or anything of the like whose purpose is to cause any harm to plants‚ animals‚ or humans. The biological warfare technique is a rather old one because of its horrifying success. Biological weapons are alike chemical weapons‚ radiological weapons‚ and nuclear weapons. Each
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Austin Roman Ms. Callahan/ Mr. Hands American Studies October 1‚ 2014 In the American Revolution the fight for independence people originally thought that the British were the bad ones. The ones that didn’t give any other option but to have war. That’s actually true‚ the British started all this through the French and Indian war‚ Boston massacre‚ and the Boston tea party. Our great nation was forever changed when these acts happened. To begin with‚ the French and Indian war had started a lot
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Essay 1: 4000 - 5000 words What can today’s leaders learn from Lord Nelson What do you intend to do and why? This essay will examine the nature of leadership by exploring the strengths and weaknesses of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson (1758 - 1805). I have chosen Nelson as he is widely admired and celebrated as an effective leader and much of his dynamic approach to leadership can be translated into a practical model for today’s school leaders. Nelson’s popularity has not declined despite the passing
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What is heroism? Heroism is typically described with qualities such as courage‚ bravery‚ fortitude‚ unselfishness‚ or someone who has achieved some fantastic goal or status‚ or even someone who has accomplished a great task. Heroism consists of always striving to do what is right‚ rather than what is pleasant‚ or convenient‚ or what everyone else is doing. In the stories "Candide" and "The Love Suicides at Amijima‚" it is proved that almost anyone can be a hero. This is established when people of
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left due to unsatisfactory standards and items. So‚ people will not settle for just the basics. According to the article “Why Utopias Fail”‚ the bar is “constantly being raised” and‚ “Any land of milk and honey automatically attracted swords and muskets.”. From this we can conclude that the standard for a utopia will keep growing with the ages and when the norm will be promised to be above standards and turns out to be below a point‚ people will leave and eventually the utopia will be demolished
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channels were buzzing‚ and the world was able to mourn along with the ones in the event. Technology also caused a major rift in between the two events due to the differences in weaponry. The Revolutionary War’s best weapons were early versions of muskets‚ rifles‚ cannons‚ pistols‚ and bayonets. In 9/11‚ they used box cutters‚ bombs‚ cellular communication‚ and airplanes. Finally‚ the Revolutionary War was a collection of multiple events and battles which took over a long period of time. Years‚ in
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soldier because you couldn’t tell whether or not you would get hit. Bracing ourselves for the worst‚ we continued to fight on according to Admiral Nelson’s plan. During the battle‚ French ships began to set fire at men exposed on the upper deck. A musket shot had hit Nelson‚ knocking him to the ground and breaking his back.
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5th Marines. I recently found a copy of the book and decided to read it. The book is about Pvt. Dodd‚ a British infantry rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars. During this time period rifles were a novelty and most of the army wore red-coats and carried muskets. The book is fairly short‚ however it’s also very action packed. There is a lot of brutality and death in the book‚ however that is part of what makes the book a very good reed; it depicts war very realistically‚ and does not glorify it. One interesting
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Weapons of the Civil War Many traditional weapons were used in the Civil War‚ from knives to muskets‚ and bayonets to cannons. There was new technology that was introduced into warfare‚ through the Civil War‚ like rifled gun barrels‚ the Minie ball‚ and repeating rifles. A rifled gun barrel is the barrel of a rifle which has ridges grooved into it‚ so when the bullet is fired‚ it has more stability‚ which leads to more damage. A Minie Ball is a bullet for a rifle that has grooves around the entire
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Laura Buckner Ms. Wood APUSH 1 September 2014 Why Revolt? The colonists had endured much turmoil before the 1770s. Colonists had to fight the Native Americans and Spanish for their land. Furthermore‚ there was the French and Indian War in which the colonists joined forces for the first time to defeat the French and Native Americans for their land. It was during this time that the colonists learned that if they worked together‚ they were capable of achieving things on their own‚ without the help
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