Civil war The Civil War was fought in two central geographical locations: the East‚ where a large portion of the fighting took place in Virginia; and the West‚ where most of the combat took place in the area amid the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. This war began as a limited war‚ between soldiers‚ with a motive of restoring peace and unity to the nation. However‚ it gradually became bloodier when civilian were involved leading to a social revolution. As a Yankee soldier says‚ "It
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kilometers ( Or 29 miles). A Krupp engineer‚ Erich Müller‚ calculated the task to penetrate the concrete would require a weapon with a caliber of 80 cm‚ firing a projectile weighing 7 tonnes from a barrel 30 meters long. The gun’s shells had to punch through seven metres of reinforced concrete or one full metre of steel armour plate‚ from beyond the range of French artillery. This weapon was originally built for the Battle of France in the Great War‚ but by the time the battle came‚ the weapon was not fully
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ballistic missiles (ICBMs). “In 1951 Project MX-1593 (Project Atlas) begins. Air Force established Project Atlas‚ study phase for an intercontinental missile.”[i] As the Soviets continued with their development of long-range missiles‚ the U.S. continued their push for the dominance of projectile missiles. By 1955 “Atlas was given top development priority. U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff‚ Nathan F. Twining‚ reported that ICBM’s were receiving priority in the Air Force program because of known Soviet progress
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Summary Gun Control San Diego In the Bill of Rights‚ the Second Amendment to the Constitution reads: A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. Gun control proponents have argued and some federal courts have ruled that the Second Amendment does not apply to individual citizens of the United States but only to members of militias‚ which‚ they assert‚ are now the state National Guard units. In 2002
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Everyday in every part of the world‚ Criminal activities is increasing in its new face. Though a criminal always suppose of making a perfect crime‚ such that no one can realize‚ a hint or way is left behind & with the use of modern techniques an investigator(s) finds out the rest. So‚ in today’s world the improvement & achievement of justice via application of forensic Science with the processes of law is a must thing to have. To know the baseline of an investigation procedure‚ CSI-"Coming to Rage"
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Two parts compose the noise when a firearm fires. The first one is a small explosion and the resulting gases that try to escape through the barrel and push the projectile forward until it exits the barrel. The second part is the projectile breaking the sound barrier when it leaves the barrel. The only way to get rid of the sound the projectile creates‚ when breaking the sound barrier‚ is to slow it down below the speed of sound‚ which is 1‚126 feet per second. To reduce the sound of the gases leaving
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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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I am Jessica Bogde and the title of my project is‚ “The Catapult.” I chose to do this project because in the fourth grade‚ one of my peers inspired me to build a catapult because she built it as her Science Fair Project. I also wanted to do this project because I love building things and this project just added to my experience in building things. I chose to work alone on this project because I work faster when I am independent because other people mess around sometimes. I also chose to do this
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this distance? 6. Joe Nedney of the San Francisco 49ers kicked a field goal with an initial velocity of at an angle of . a. How long is the ball in the air? Hint: you may assume that the ball lands at same height as it starts at. b. What are the range and maximum height of the ball? 7. A racquetball thrown from the ground at an angle of and with a speed of lands exactly later on the top of a nearby building. Calculate the horizontal distance it traveled and the height of the building. 8. Donovan
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Life for soldiers in world war one was brutal‚ in horrendous conditions‚ tragic and for many soldiers the worst experience of their lifetimes. Life in world war one first of all is nothing that the soldiers expected‚ whereas they have been lied and led to belief false statements about the war. For example the many propaganda posters manipulated and persuaded the men to sign up to be soldiers. An example of this is the poster on the right side stating “Woman of Britain say -Go!” This poster shows
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