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    that trigger it feels like a real dream because it something that is a your favorite hobby. The fun parts of killing a deer is tracking it and looking for the deer because you will be able to stand right in front of your deer that you shot with a crossbow. “ I can’t wait to eat the deer meat, Dad!” It’s going to be so good because it was a fresh deer that I shot. We had corn and mash potatoes and deer jerky. It gave me the chills because it feels like a dream that you want to meet in the…

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    Literary Analysis Timed Essay “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” written by an English poet named Samuel Taylor Coleridge a literary ballet in poem form. In the “Ancient Mariner” The main character (The Bright-Eyed Mariner) has to face many decision, and problems. The only way he comes to find a solution is by going through the hardest task that waits at the end of his journey. In the poem the author really expresses the power, and strength in which mother nature possess. One example that…

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    To demonstrate Joffrey’s monstrosity, Benioff and Weiss created the character Ros, a prostitute, whose sole purpose is to be naked and used for sex until she is shot numerous times with a crossbow by Joffrey (“The Climb”). By the same token, the need to cement how truly despicable Joffrey is proves equally unnecessary as with the case of Ramsay; the audience is enlightened from the moment Joffrey orders the execution of Sansa’s father, Edward…

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    A poem about redemption and a story about bringing inanimate objects to life can have more things in common than a person can think. Both stories can be considered Romantic. Usually, when people think of the word “romantic”, they think of a love story. Romanticism in literature takes on a twist that is far from romantic. This genre involves emotions over beliefs, nature and its healing power, and supernatural aspects. Victor Frankenstein and The Ancient Mariner are characters in a Romantic story…

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    Humanism is best defined as a philosophical and ethical stance that puts emphasis on value and agency of human beings. Humanist individuals prefer critical thinking and evidence over superstition. Humanism came about from the renaissance, the rebirth of Europe after the middle ages. A perfect example of a humanist, renaissance man is Leon Battista Alberti. Born on February 14, 1404 in Genoa, Italy, place were the Renaissance began. Alberti is also known as the quintessential Renaissance…

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    Essay On European Weapons

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    terrain and physical structure of African nations, rendered European weapons useless during the attempted conquest of African kingdoms. Although firearms and cannons had a revolutionary impact on the battlefield while fighting less advanced societies, crossbows and pikes had to be used in African wars. Following a long series of wars, europeans were never able to conquer the kingdoms of Angola. Multiple military failures to conquer African nations caused Europeans to use a more diplomatic…

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    put a tripod over it and make the most delicious most smoky steak in the world so good we should literally make a restraunt called Sleiman’s steak house. In the morning we usually can't go outside because my dad hunts deer in hunting season with a crossbow. In the evening we can go and pick eggs from the chickens. When it’s winter it is the most fun because their is a large hill so when snow comes we have the time of our lives by taking a tarp putting it on it’s slippery side and slide down the…

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    The Conquering of the Aztecs by Cortez The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was one of the most crucial event in history, and the desire to gain wealth transform Hernan Cortez into becoming a famous and influential figure in the 16th century. His intelligence and determination were manifested by the way he made decisions to prepare his army for unexpected attacks. In other words, it was easy for Cortez and his army to conquer the Aztec Empire because of advance weaponry and the advantage…

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    being utilized today. The ballista was a very strong and powerful weapon the Ancient Greeks invented. It was the first catapult used by the Greeks and was the most dominant weapon used in battles. Originally called a ‘gastrophyte’, it was a giant crossbow that could shoot long range arrows. Their invention of this weapon evolved into the rail gun which is a bigger, more powerful, more efficient version of the balista. The rail gun shoots about 100 miles and it costs from $500,000 to 1.5…

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    The Beast in the Woods The setting is Grand Rapids Michigan. A very small town surrounded by woods. The characters of the story are the main character claire. The boy that she is supposed to get married to John. He is also the son of the mayor. The mayor of the town. The boy said to live in the woods Jim A young girl whose name is Claire is destined to be married to the mayor of the towns son. His name is John. Claire's father really likes the idea of the two getting married especialy because…

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