The longbow in the movie is a very highly used weapon. It was one of the most effective weapons in the movie and caused the most damage. “From 200 metres, a longbow arrow penetrated over one inch of solid oak – more than sufficient power to penetrate the armour worn by soldiers” (historylearningsite). But little do you know, that the longbow wasn’t even used in Jerusalem until after the second crusades…
which is then pumped into the ducts to the gallery. At the gallery the amount of light changes depending on the medium of the work. Works on paper require a lower light level (around 55 lux) than acrylic/ oil paintings, which can accommodate up to 120-200 lux, although not for prolonged periods. Stone/ Glass/ Ceramic and metal can accommodate almost any sort of light levels. The Museum standard lighting is Tungsten bulbs rather and not flouriest strip lighting. At Bendigo works are rested after…
language poetry to be of the avant-garde movement towards modernism across Europe, her German lyrics however do not show any great separation from the traditional forms and structures of Romantic poetry. Her first 200 poems, approximately, which were written in German held a very strict metre and rhyming structure allowing very little self-expression of her own person form of the…
Games India has won a total of 26 medals at the Olympics – 9 Gold, 6 Silver and 11 Bronze. The following table shows the Sports and events at which India has won medals at various Olympic Games. Sport Year Position Event Name Athletics 1900 Silver 200 metres Norman Pritchard Badminton 2012 Bronze Women’s Singles Saina Nehwal Boxing 2008 Bronze Men’s 75 Kgs Vijender Singh 2012 Bronze Women’s Flyweight Mary Kom Hockey 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980 Gold Men 1960 Silvers Men…
Khayelitsha, Cape Town South Africa Map of South African slum, Khayelitsha Introduction: Khayelitsha is a slum located south east from cape town in south Africa as shown in the diagrams above. The township 25 km from cape York and 19km from Wynberg and the name Khayelitsha is a name of Xhosa (South African person generally living in the East Cape) origin which means ‘new home.’ There are 5 characteristics a place must have to be deemed a slum and Khayelitsha ticks those 5 categories. These…
This experiment was designed to test what the limiting nutrient was in Loughberry Lake, as well as examine the trophic state of the lake. In order to find out what the limiting nutrient was, we performed a few different tests. We began with a secchi disk test to see the transparency of the water. Then, we took water samples that we later used to test the turbidity levels of the water after adding varying amounts of phosphorous and nitrogen. Phosphorous was the limiting nutrient in the lake,…
The 1920s were an odd decade in Canada’s history. From an economic slump to an economic boom to the Great Depression, this decade toyed with people’s emotions almost more than any other. Now ‘roaring’ is an interesting way to describe this time period. “Roaring” has several definitions, but the one that pertains to the 20s is ‘prosperity especially of a temporary nature’ (merriam-webster.com). Now this name focuses on the positive events that occurred, and let’s be honest, this was not only a…
The story starts form Kolathur gold heist case. How to rob a jewellery store? Robbers usually find some new ways to rob but here this group of men had decided to do it in movie style while robbing, a jewellery shop story in Kolathur. The robbers rented the first floor of Mahalakshmi jewellery in Kolathur. The men from north India and the owner of the place had not taken any details from them. They had told that they would be opening a shop there soon. But what they were really doing was to…
Conservatorium of Music, Eugene Goossens wanted a large local venue for theatrical products as the Town Hall was no longer big enough. In 1954, NSW Premier, Joseph Cahill finally agreed to call for designs. The design competition was a success with over 200 entries submitted from 32 different countries. The winner of the £5000 was Jørn Utzon from Denmark. Jørn Utzons design was constructed in 3 different…
The Flinders Ranges The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia. located in outback South Australia about 200 kilometres north from the city of Adelaide (125 miles). The Flinders ranges stretch for over 430 kilometres. Starting at Port Pirie and ending near lake Callabonna 120 kilometers from Cameron corner, the junction of South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. How where the ranges formed? Believe it or not about 8oo million years ago the Ranges…