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    Fencing Research Paper

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    Way back they use actual sword and draw actual blood but now you’d use a foil which is a weapon that has a flat tip. On the tip it has red chalk on it so you’d know if you got hit. You’d also where a mask to cover your face, white uniform and fencing gloves. You use self defense, strategies to earn points and every time you touch the person with your sword you are rewarded with points. Depending on your weapon you have to hit approve target zones. Fencing take place on a strip 46 feet long and…

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    How would you feel if your child had a weapon on them, Would you feel afraid, satisfied? I don't think so because on February 14, 2018 19 year old Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people and also wounding others. This is an important topic because many people are getting killed from people having weapons. I believe that people, unless their in the army, should have weapons. One reason I believe that people should not have weapons is because of school shootings and massacres. For example on…

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    Our lives need protecting. What if there’s a dangerous criminal? Guns shouldn’t be banned, people need them for protection. Plus it wouldn’t be fair to ban all guns if people really need them. People could probably die if we didn’t have guns. Guns save lives everyday and saves them anywhere you can think of. People need to be safe. What if an intruder came into your home and he/she is stealing your things and trying to kill you? I think a gun should be provided in that case. As an adult I…

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    with the ability to stay calm in a heated situation. An unarmed person may feel as they do not have the power it takes to fend off an attacker, but if such a person was armed they would feel they have something to keep them safe. Carrying a concealed weapon…

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    primarily as a cutting or thrusting weapon and occasionally for clubbing” (“Medieval Weapons & Armour”). “The word sword comes from the Old English sweord, from a Proto-Indo-European root *swer- "to wound, to cut"(“Medieval Weapons & Armour“). Falchion “(from Old French fauchon, ultimately from Latin falx "sickle”) “is a one-handed, single-edged sword of European origin, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar” (“Medieval Weapons & Armour”). “The weapon combined the weight and power…

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    returned their own answer to their approaching for. Keeping out of the way as sailor's ran to and fro delivering powder charges, and ignition cap's, making his slow way towards the ships armory. "Captain what are your order's," Matthew asked as he buckled the sword belt onto his hip. His eye's going wide when he saw the foot long wooden shrapnel protruding from her right abdominal wall. Bounding up the stair's ignoring the smoldering ship they were leaving in their wake. Knelling down at…

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    by Vikings. Typically used with a shield or buckler, the arming sword was the standard issue in the military. Knight’s commonly used them until technological changes led to the longswords popularity. The arming sword was overall a light, versatile weapon. It was capable of both cutting and thrusting in combat; and usually has excellent balance. Although many sword designs fall under the arming sword, they are more commonly referred to as single handed double edged swords. Most blades made by…

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    Should Gun Companies Be Responsible? Someone once said, “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” Do you think gun companies should be responsible for the crimes that their product created? I don’t think they should. It is nonsense. In this essay, I will show you why they shouldn’t be responsible. Why should they be held responsible for a crime that they didn’t commit? It is not the company’s fault that a guy killed someone with their product. According to www.Nij.gov, 41% of gun shootings…

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    While there were many different weapons that were used during Medieval times, the crossbow may seem like a simple weapon at first, but was more than just simple weapon, up close. One reason that the crossbow seemed simple was because of the way which it looked. The crossbow had a long wooden stock, which was about two to three feet in length. The “bow” part of the crossbow was attached to the front part of the stock. Right in back of the “bow” was the bolt, or medieval arrow of the crossbow…

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    Knock Knock, who’s there? It’s 26 children dead Because they adults don’t know how to protect us They don’t know how to keep some children alive dammit. They all just sit back and watch us die And why? Because Guns give Them money. And they don’t want that taken away from they. they think it’s constitutional rights I think they just don’t care they think that guns don’t kill unless used properly I know their whole purpose is to kill they think guns shouldn’t be regulated or banned because then…

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