was quite dangerous and often led to serious and often fatal injuries. Later‚ instead of charging straight at each other‚ jousters would ride on opposite sides of a cloth (or wooden) divider called a tilt. They would attempt to hit their opponent’s shield‚ helmet‚ or knock them off of their horse. Individual jousters would show their skill by galloping full speed and attempting to run their lances through a metal ring. In fact‚ most European carousels have a metal ring one can attempt to grab to win
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Augustus on the Prima Porta and the Temple of Mars Ultor‚ can be compared to Vergil’s description of the Shield of Aeneas and the Temple of Juno. These visual art pieces all share a common theme; they share the theme of “Glorious Rome” and extravagance in attempt to outdo their predecessors. The Breastplate of Augustus from the Prima Porta is most comparable to Vergil’s description of the Shield of Aeneas. The Breastplate of Augustus is supposed to represent Pax Romana and the return of the standards
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support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-toDC adapter or battery to get started. • Microcontroller: ATmega168 or ATmega328 • User Interface: USB Port‚ DC Jack‚ Reset Button‚ ICSP Port‚ Shield Connection Port • Debbuger Port: ICSP • Power Input: External:8V-12V USB:5V • DC Power Output: 3.3V • PCB Size: 2.7 x 2.1 inch • On-board Crystal: 16MHz and 12MHz it is an open source computing platform based on a simple input/output (I/O)
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Priscilla Cushman Purpose The primary purpose of this study is to measure‚ to a high precision‚ the muon and neutron backgrounds experienced at the Low Background Counting Facility (Fig. 1) in the Soudan Underground Laboratory. An active muon veto shield lining most of the interior‚ in addition to a neutron detector—the Neutron Multiplicity Meter—in the facility‚ allow for benchmark low background research in addition to correlation studies between the two tracking devices. This is meant to be a follow-up
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In the non-fiction biography “I Am Scout” (Published in 2008 by Henry Holt) Charles Shield tells in 212 pages (without bibliography) about celebrated author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ Harper Lee. The book describes Lee’s life and the mark she has left on American literature. “I Am Scout” gives the reader a detailed analysis of Harper Lee’s life and her tomboy personality. The book opens by showing the reader a young “Nelle” Harper Lee who heroically comes to the rescue of her puny friend Truman
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Finance 7A10 Solutions: End-of-Chapter questions Chapter 7 (2nd Edition) Questions are: 2‚ 9‚ 15 7-2. Kokomochi is considering the launch of an advertising campaign for its latest dessert product‚ the Mini Mochi Munch. Kokomochi plans to spend $5 million on TV‚ radio‚ and print advertising this year for the campaign. The ads are expected to boost sales of the Mini Mochi Munch by $9 million this year and by $7 million next year. In addition‚ the company expects that new consumers
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functioning life making it a struggle to develop personal relationships‚ work‚ and do simple things in life that were once enjoyable to that person. Case Study This paper will be discussing the personal impact and journey of 23-year-old Ms. Kaye-Loni Shields after
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Settings used throughout stories are often meant to portray a deeper meaning of the story‚ character(s)‚ or conflict‚ as opposed to merely serving as passive backdrops. Within the stories Falling in Love by Sandra Birdsell and A Scarf by Carol Shields‚ there are firstperson reflections about the main characters’ journeys at certain points in their lives. Lureen from Falling in Love has been abandoned by her boyfriend and is on her way back to her childhood
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fitting lid with a flame-like top. Most of the vase coloring is in black. The center part is painted red and it has black lining on top of the red painting. The vase is an Amphora shape. There is also a woman painted on the center of the vase holding a shield with a winged horse. The Amphora is used to hold wine and other liquids‚ as well as Olive oil. The painting design is called red figure painting. Red figure painting was used in Greece hundreds of years ago‚ it was decorated on basic household design
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preoperative environment and explore the way these could be overcome. In the perioperative environment communication is important towards patient care the majority of patients will feel anxious and/or scared and will need reassurance from the care staff (Shields and Werder‚ 2002). This reassurance can be given by communication in verbal or non verbal forms. Verbal communication is the most common; we can talk to our patients. If the patient cannot understand or speak the same language as the care staff this
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