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    In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar‚ it is shown that‚ language is a powerful weapon‚ and in the hands of a skilled person‚ it can be used to manipulate others. For example‚ when Cassius says to Brutus; “... he doth bestride the narrow world like Colossus‚ and we petty men walk under his huge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves”. (1.2.135-38).Brutus is a noble man‚ and only does things for the good of others‚ and he originally does not think killing Caesar

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    and that it doesn’t control his life. Socrates invalidates the first meaning of equity with his relationship of giving back an acquired weapon. Socrates asked would it be just to give back a weapon you had obtained from a companion‚ when the companion is incensed‚ risky‚ and has suspicion to damage to him or others. The gathering answers that giving back the weapon‚ around then‚ would be an unjustifiable demonstration. Utilizing focus refutation‚ Socrates keeps the thought that honesty is a thought’s

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    The Effectiveness of Submarine Warfare in World War I Plan of Investigation The selected topic for this investigation was: To what extent did submarine warfare in World War I help the central powers? I chose this topic because World War I is sometimes a misunderstood war in that the specifics of such a war are not always well known. So I took it upon myself to understand the war better myself and investigate the details of the war. I did a little research on World War I and found that submarines

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    Book Review Book Review Books as Weapons: Propaganda‚ Publishing‚ and the Battle for Global Markets in the Era of World War II Published by Cornell University Press: New York AUTHOR BACKGROUND: I choose “Books as Weapons: Propaganda‚ Publishing‚ and the Battle for Global Markets in the Era of World War II” written by John B. Hench as the publication to do my book review on doing some research on Contemporary Authors Online I found that John B. Hench had earned a PHD in history from Clark University

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    Weapons of World War 2 The Karabiner 98k was a German rifle introduced into general service in 1898. It was manufactured by the Mauser armory in huge quantities until it became obsolete after WWII. The 98K is a bolt action rifle that holds five rounds of 7.9mm on a stripper clip. It was the primary German infantry rifle in both world wars‚ and was noted for its excellent accuracy and effective range of 800 meters. For this reason it continued to be used with a telescopic sight as

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    2 SEP 2002 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GREEK AND ROMAN WAREFARE The main difference between Greek and Roman warfare was the formations that they fought in. The Grecian armies all used the phalanx as a fighting formation while the Romans used the maniple. The phalanx was one mass formation that consisted of infantry eight deep. The maniple formation was actually a group of formations in a checkerboard pattern. Each maniple consisted of about 120 men and when employed in Italy‚ the Romans used thirty

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    COMMERCIAL LIENS A MOST POTENT WEAPON Version 1.0 |Edited by Build Freedom staff | |[with acknowledgments and credit to Alfred Adask (Publisher of AntiShyster magazine)‚ Richard Boalbey‚ David | |DeReimer‚ and the various lien authors‚ for providing some of the content] | |(Applicable To The U.S.A.; Adaptable For Some Other Countries)

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    We today revel in the idea that we are living in a world of science and science can work wonders for us. It is true that science has revolutionised modern life. What our forefathers‚ half a century ago‚ could not even dream of‚ we have that at our beck and call. Electricity is a wonder and what it is doing would have appeared to be a fairy tale for our forefathers. A button is pressed‚ the room gets flooded with light; the fan moves‚ the A.C. cools or warms the room‚ water is boiled or cooled

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    In 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland essentially starting World War II. The German’s technological advancements before and during the war made them a fierce opponent for the Allied forces. Although many of Germany’s greatest weapons were developed too late to impact the war‚ they had tremendous influence on the world. In 1940 the Germans realized the need for a semi-automatic rifle to replace the traditional bolt-action rifle. The G41(M) and the G41(W) were developed‚ but the G41(M) completely

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbtp2B-IFmw. Go to the following address and DDT: Weapon Against Disease - Documentary Film (1945) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmeqHs4svbQ and write a short paragraph for the most important aspects covered on the video. In the video above it shows the creation of DDT. This particular product is characterized

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