Crossbow

Repentance and the Albatross Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 1798 classic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a tale of an ancient mariner sharing his story with a young guest at a wedding. Coleridge uses the mariner’s fable to teach his readers valuable lessons on topics ranging from having respect for God’s creatures to acknowledging the consequences of an action before acting. In The Rime of an Ancient Mariner, Coleridge specifically uses the symbolism of the albatross to teach his readers…

Walk of the Dead The soft thud of a bowstring and the splatter that followed broke the silence that morning. With a low whistle Bruce said “Another clean kill, Michael, how do you do it?” “Practice,” I replied while I walked over to retrieve my bolt “ and a little luck.” This is how my life has been for as long as I can remember. More zombies to kill, brothers to annoy me and people to save. I reached down to retrieve my bolt which was lying discarded on the floor. I looked at the hollow…

Muffled screams wake me from my not so deep nap. Michonne and Carl are already breaking down the wooden boards barricading the doors. I rush to the scene and aim my gun ready to fire when they do manage to open the doors. Michonne hacks off the last bit of wood, allowing the doors to swing open. Carl shoots the first walker that dares to enter, but after a few shots from him and I, and couple swings from Michonne and her katana, plus no help whatsoever from Gabriel, we realized there's too many.…

The Medieval technology that made war a game of iron and brains. The art of Blacksmithing, crafting master swords out of iron and fire. The long range approach to bring down enemies from afar. The great war machines used to overcome great towering walls. The inventions that moved the Medieval Ages more towards modernity. The art of Blacksmithing, crafting master swords out of fire and iron, was no easy task. Blacksmiths often bought purified iron and in which they themselves then turned it to…

as a soldier in our community. Vehicles are a needed for supply runs and passenger transport. Specialty vehicles like busses and ambulances are always in short supply, so any help in that department is greatly appreciated. Lastly, weapons such as crossbows, shotguns, pistols, rifles, swords, and knives are always needed to arm and defend our community. A volunteer militia is needed to defend our community from zombie…

understand China’s distinctive family structure and culture, all one should do is study the historical character of a man named Confucius. Confucius wasn’t a famous emperor who fought a war or commanded an army, nor was he a warrior who bore a sword or crossbow in a battle. Instead, he was an educator whose words, documents, and teachings helped construct China’s family dynamics. His philosophy’s and ethics were handed down for centuries as he became the most renown influences and teachers of…

In the movie Shrek, there is an ogre named Shrek who encounters a problem when fairytale creatures start to takeover his swamp. Shrek speaks to Lord Farquaad about his delima. Shrek is sent on a quest to find the Farquaad as princess named Fiona so that Farquaad can become king and Shrek can have his swamp back. In order to get Fiona, Shrek and Donkey must get passed a dragon so Donkey distracts the dragon while Shrek got Fiona. Once Shrek has Fiona, he saves Donkey and they make their way to…

But besides the spread of disease, the Spaniards also had other advantages: horses, guns, war dogs, metal armor, steel swords and crossbows. All of these were devastating unknown things to Mesoamericans, of which they were not prepared to defend against. The arrival of the Spanish brought Mesoamericans the combination of disease, war, slavery and forced relocation that nearly wiped…

One weapon the English used, leading them to many victories, was the English longbow which was hard to master and use. The english longbow impressed the kings of England, making it very popular when it was first used in the Battle of Crecy. The kings of England were so impressed by the longbows that they encountered from expeditions against Wales, that they adopted it and ordered the people of every village to practice it regularly. By the time the Battle of Crecy came, the longbow that they…

Plot: The Mayan kingdom is at its heights of wealth and power but the empire is beginning to stumble. The leaders believe they must build more temples and sacrifice more people or their crops and citizens will die.Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), a peaceful hunter in a remote tribe, is captured along with his entire village in a raid. He is scheduled for a ritual sacrifice until he makes a daring escape and tries to make it back to his pregnant wife and son. Summary: The movie started with a group…