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    He followed slowly after her keeping his footsteps light. He could feel the hunter and his crossbow behind him. When he entered, he was surprised to see a good amount of people in the weapons room. Many of them, to no surprise, were part of the last new coming group. The ones whose presence ultimately led to Woodbury’s apparent demise. They all…

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    the mariner is the one who has to pay. Also the mariner is placed under a curse by his sailors. This curse ties directly with the mariner killing the albatross, this is proven when the sailors die, each soul passes the mariner like the whizz of his crossbow. Once the mariner learns and starts praying, the albatross falls off his neck into the sea “The self same moment I could pray; and from my neck so free the albatross fell off, and sank like lead into the sea” The mariner feels relieved when…

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    gunpowder and firearms were introduced to India in 16th century. The reason why he does not accept Khan’s claims is that gunpowder not only relates to true guns but also relates to other gunpowder devices like pyrotechnical fire-lances, grenades, crossbows and rockets (Gommans, 146). Buraya…

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    During the Middle Ages or the Dark ages life was very difficult and societies were struggling to strive with poverty and disease striking every manor. During this time militaries were a huge part of society developing, as Armies would revolve around equipment and structure to operate on a battlefield which is shown in some very important battles during the Medieval ages. A large part of militaries in the Middle Ages was the equipment that they used In most battles basic foot soldiers…

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    Knights were the imperial military figure in Europe and samurai were the secondary military figure in japan. Although they sound different there are many similarities. Samurai had full loyalty to their lord just as the knights had to their own lords. The Knights had a code of honor called chivalry and the Samurai had a similar code called bushido. Although Samurai and Knights had a few differences there similarities were greater than their differences. “ A sword was a very elegant weapon in…

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    Nobody knows exactly how many brothers and sisters he had but it says he had at least one brother and at least two sisters but there could've been more siblings. While living on his family's farm he worked with the animals, shot small animals with his crossbow, and crushed grapes to help his dad make juice and wine. In his young life he was a very religious kid. He attended church very regularly. He was a Christian and spread the word of God. He also attended a very nice school of nobility.…

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    countless artists and made da Vinci a leading light of the Italian Renaissance. [Leonardo was also the inventor of the bicycles, parachutes, submarines, Anemometer, Flying machines, Helicopter (Aerial Screw), 33-Barreled Organ, Armored Car, Giant Crossbow, Triple Barrel Canon, Clock, Colossus, Ideal City, Robotic knight, Self-Propelled Cart, Scuba Gear, and the Revolving…

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    Jim Jones Research Paper

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    added to the mixture. Mothers were forced to drop the mixture into their children's mouths. Children died first followed by their mothers. Adults had lined up to drink the mixture under the watch of armed guards. They were threatened with guns and crossbows if they refused to drink the mixture. It took approximately five minutes for each person to die. In total, there were 910 dead citizens, of which 276 were children. Jones died by a single bullet wound to the head. There were only 8 survivors…

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    that death was the best option here and that there was no reason to keep living. A common assumption about the massacre is that everyone drank the kool-aid by choice, but this is far from true. Jones had Guards surrounding the members armed with crossbows and guns, so anyone who tried to escape would be shot down on sight. In addition, members who refused to drink the kool-aid would be involuntarily injected with cyanide, many of them being children and seniors. The last maneuver Jones would use…

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    Essay On Greek Weapons

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    Greek Weapons and Armor The Greek armor and weapons were when and where most modern weapons and armor originated from because the Greek were the ones that had created the most primitive method of crafting these weapons and armor. One of the most noticeable items that were brought over into modern times was the sword. The blade of the sword was straight, double-edged, and pointed. (Sword 1) The blade was formed by repeated firing and striking of the metal at red-hot temperatures. The heating of…

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