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    Bio-Weapons

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    com/browse/products/by-product-type/biochemicals/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemical_warfare#World_War_I Summary: Biochemical warfare has been around for as long as around 400 B.C.‚ around then they used sulfur fumes to throw at their enemies. A lot of biochemical weapons were used during World War 1. Gasses were mainly used around then. During World War 2 not many chemical weapons were used. Chlorine gas was used during the war a lot. Chlorine gas was first used April 22 1915 at leper in Belgium. There

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    Women In Viking Culture

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    paid more than the women. Some nations are closer to achieving equality‚ but by current standings‚ humans live in a male dominated world. The treatment of women is similar today to the women of Viking culture. The struggle of gender inequality has been

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    Gunpowder Weapons

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    weaponry continued to develop it eventually progressed to the point of being very effective‚ and nobles‚ the knightly class‚ began to recognize that firearms represented a threat to their dominance. Unlike traditional medieval warfare which respected social status‚ “...gunpowder weapons had no such respect for class‚ and nobles risked death as much from gunshot as did non-noble soldiers”. Nobles feared firearms. Their armor could protect them from swords‚ axes‚ arrows and crossbows‚ but it couldn’t stop

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    Weapons In Ww1

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    Weapons: There were different kinds of weapons used in WW1. Firstly‚ there was the rifle and it was a bolt-action rifle. It was the most used gun by the soldiers in the trenches. 15 rounds altogether could be fired in a minute and a person that was standing 1400-1500 metres away could possibly be killed by it so this shows how powerful it was. Also‚ another weapon that was frequently used was machine guns. A disadvantage to them was that they needed 4-6 men to use them so this could be

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    Viking Vase Analysis

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    The silver‚ jewel incrusted Viking- themed vase designed by George Paulding Farnham for Tiffany & Co.‚ especially for the Pan American Exposition of 1901 in Buffalo‚ New York stands alone in a centrally located glass case in the American Silver Gallery located on the fourth floor of the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas‚ Texas. Only standing eight inches high‚ the intricate details of the vase draws the viewer in and keeps them there as the eye runs over the delicate scroll and serpentine patterns of

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    Viking Persuasive Speech

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    Scandinavia! We have gathered today to discuss the fate of a Viking who committed a serious crime. Kyle Qi‚ a raiding Viking‚ has committed a serious crime. One that is unacceptable! Outrageous! He has pillaged innocent civilians! The “thing” will now start the trial for this criminal. The law states that the “thing” must deal with any serious crimes‚ such as murder or theft. The punishment he is facing today is exile. But‚ we Vikings are a civilized group of people‚ so we will allow this man a fair

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    Weapons Technology

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    Pre AP English 28 March 2012 From Rocks to Rockets: How Weapon Technology has Changed the World “Anyone who considers using a weapon of mass destruction against the United States or its allies must first consider the consequences... We would not specify in advance what our response would be‚ but it would be both overwhelming and devastating‚” William Perry. This quote shows that the United States is one of the most feared fighting powers on this planet. It is like this because the United States

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    Modern Warfare

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    The Modern Warfare The modern man has created a paramilitary world in which a new form of culture has emerged. In James William Gibson’s essay Warrior Dreams‚ he discusses the idea of an energized culture whose main objective is to fit the “warrior” persona. The appearance of this warrior persona “revealed that at some deep‚ unconscious level….the images and tales from the mythic world of warriors and wars still shape men’s fantasies about who they are as men” (633). Men create an image in which

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    birth to many well made and useful weapons. The most important and manageable of these weapons are the sword‚ bows and crossbows‚ and axes. These weapons each have differ- ent uses and styles making them convenient for many tasks. Swords are normally depicted as only a knightly weapon‚ but were also used by commoners for many a duel. Of course they were mostly a knights weapons as they used them in battle for "hewing‚ slicing‚ and stabbing" (Renaissance Weapons). Some of the later types of the sword

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    Vikings Longship Trade

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    Vikings: Longship trade Vikings originated from Scandinavia. They were known for their skilled craftsmanship and boat building. The Viking Age lasted between 800-1150 A.D.. Vikings were great explorers and sailors. The backbone of their age came from trade with other countries‚ and they were able to easily trade with other countries due to the various bodies of water they had access to‚ such as: rivers‚ oceans‚ streams‚ and lakes. The Vikings trade also benefited from the Longships they built

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