heavy infantry, whereas the Persians had heavy infantry, light infantry, cavalry, (It was a big thing at the time) and archers. The Greeks had this giant decorative helmet for scaring the other side off, that a blacksmith specially made for them, a totally muscly chest plate that a blacksmith also specially made for them, a pair of calf guards that was not specially made, and a 3-foot shield called a hoplon. They used an 8-foot spear and a shorter stabbing sword. These…
During this time the united states was not “the land of the free”. This is because during the Civil War slavery also took place and was a major dividing point for America. In the North African-Americans were free, but were still treated unfairly. But, in the South only a small minority of African-Americans were free and a great majority of them were slaves. Dred Scott was a former slave who went to the Supreme Court to try to use for his freedom but failed. Another individual during this time…
Briarcliff Farms was a farm established in 1890 by Walter William Law in Briarcliff Manor, a village in Westchester County, New York. One of several enterprises established by Law at the turn of the 20th century, the farm was known for its milk, butter, and cream and also produced other dairy products, American Beauty roses, bottled water, and print media. At its height, the farm was one of the largest dairy operations in the Northeastern United States, operating about 8,000 acres (10 sq mi)…
St. Ignatius of Loyola was born in the family castle in northern Spain on October 23rd 1491. He was the last child of 13 of a wealthy noble family. During his childhood, his stepmother raised him as mother died early and his father had a job as a blacksmith. St. Ignatius of Loyola had a love for war exercises which made him join the army at the age of seventeen as to fight the French. While in the army he went into many battles without once getting injured. His experience in battles made him…
John Deere, a name that is well known among all the farming communities. John Deere puts out some of the biggest farming equipment. When driving around on all the backgrounds you will see a lot of the big green and yellow tractors out there in the fields or just sitting on someone’s farm land waiting to be used. It’s a name brand that has been around for as long as I can remember. My father even worked for one of the companies in Minier for a few years. In this paper I will be discussing how the…
Charlie was an 19 year old fisherman from a religious family. Charlie's family were blacksmiths, but he decided that he wasn’t interested in doing that. Charlie always liked going to the pier and watch the fisherman come off the boat with their catch of the day. When he was 10 years old he decided to become a fisherman. Ava was an 18 year old baker and grew up in the house next to Charlie’s. THey went to church together and became very good friend. It was a usual Sunday after church and Charlie…
Though Christianity and feudalism both had negative impacts on society during the Middle Ages, they were extremely beneficial at the time, contributing to stability and protection throughout Europe. Feudalism allowed Europe to grow and flourish, giving jobs to the peasants, providing supplies for the upper class and nobility, and overall protecting the common people. As stated by this quote, feudalism “saved common men from invaders… saved them from the tyranny of the King.” (Internet) Likewise,…
colonists could trade or do business. The Wool Act of 1699 prohibited the export of American-made cloth from the colonies. The Iron Act of 1750 made it so that the colonies could not trade iron finished goods. Many of the colonists were farmers and blacksmiths, and therefore, laws like these made it difficult for the colonists…
occupations i would look for in people would be a doctor or nurse in case of any emergencies. A farmer could come in hand with helping grow crops and farm for food , because you need food in order to survive. a man that could build well, also aa blacksmith for any metal needs any women that could sew to create clothes would come in hand. the first thing we would create in our colony would be a garden to harvest crops because food is a main priority. building shelter would be our next step.…
As his name suggests Philip Pirrip, or Pip, was Charles Dickens own seed. Swathed in the desire to constantly improve the nature of who he is. Great Expectations follows this young Pip in his journey through time; as well as his journey to establish his own personal foundation in which he can stand upon. His very existence would be shaken upon meeting the cold Estella at a young age. Such a meeting had twisted Pip’s view of the world and would be his corrupt foundation for years to come. He had…