Crossbow

"We 're not hunter- gatherers anymore. We are all living like patients in the intensive care unit of a hospital. What keeps us alive isn 't bravery, or athleticism, or any of those other skills that were valuable in a caveman society. It’s our ability to master complex technological skills". - Unknown. Our society have changed over the decades we have transition into a more civilized world and now we even have hierarchy taking a role in our societies. But civilization didn 't just happen it…

2006, “Richard Kuklinski, whose lust for publicity nearly matched the blood lust he displayed in claiming to have killed more than 100 people as a Mafia hit man.” a. “He often listed the many ways he killed: firearms, ice picks, hand grenades, crossbows, chain saw, and a bomb attached to a remote-controlled toy car. His favorite weapon, he said, was cyanide solution administered with a nasal-spray bottle in the victim’s…

that maybe he could live there. Take a break for once-- but he knows that was a lie. Every person who survived this mess had to have done something. He could leave. The redneck knew if he wanted to leave the prison, now would be the time. With his crossbow in hand-- Rick hadn't stopped him. He knew enough about people that the prison wouldn't last. The Claimers had killed groups like this multiple times. It couldn't be long before the system they had set up would fall. Yet, the archer was…

employed as architecture and military engineering. Using his inventive mind, da Vinci sketched war machines such as a war chariot with scythe blades mounted on the sides, an armored tank propelled by two men cranking a shaft and even an enormous crossbow that required a small army of men to operate, (Leonardo da Vinci Biography, 2015). Nevertheless, he was given tenure by the Duke. During these seventeen years of his fascination of science he only completed six paintings. A well-known painting…

Without a doubt the most impactful geographical factor of ancient China is the development of the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a trade route opened during the Han Dynasty after a soldier traveled along the road for the purpose of breeding Chinese army’s horses with the horses of the Duyuan, who were descendants of Alexander the Great. When the soldier reported back to the emperor about the other civilizations he had come across in his travels and speculation about what else could be gained from…

SOme of these advancements dealt with warfare, while others had to do with things like sea travel and the invention of luxuries. Some of these inventions include: paper, crossbow, glass, compasses, maps, textiles, and the development of different tools. Europeans and Middle Easterners also developed a stronger sense of language and literature. With these new inventions they could write more and do more research. Most of…

Hush, a suspenseful thriller. Is where a young, deaf writer (Maddie) gets her home invaded by a killer with a crossbow. He hunts her down in a game of cat and mouse, where she is a prisoner in her own home. On the other hand, there is the film, Don’t Breathe, where three thieves decide to break into a blind war veteran’s home and steal three hundred thousand dollars that were left to him by his dead daughter, but they soon discover that he is not as vulnerable as they thought. In a fight for…

Why should we celebrate Columbus Day? Think about it this way. How many people actually do take the time to celebrate Columbus Day? As stated by an analysis by Vox, only fifteen percent of private workers take the day off. Only twenty-two states recognize Columbus Day as an actual holiday, which is nearly half of the country. Think about it, only half the country celebrating something a holiday. We don’t consider the Super Bowl a holiday do we? No, we shouldn’t celebrate anything if…

The Aztecs, as they are known, were a group of people who originated as a nomadic tribe in northern Mexico. Although the origins of the Aztecs are uncertain, they "are believed to begun as a northern tribe of hunter-gatherers whose name came from that of their homeland, Aztlan (“White Land”)." The Aztecs were also known as the Tenochca derived from their capital city, Tenochtitlan, and the Mexica. The Aztec empire was built in 1428 under leader Itzcoatl, forming a three-way alliance with the…

Psychotic Behavior and Effects on Children Review of literature indicates that Henry from the film The Good Son (1993) suffers from psychotic behaviors. Henry attempted to kill his cousin Mark, sister Connie, and his mother Susan. Carl Jung’s archetypes were apparent throughout the film. Henry was the Shadow the evil part that is usually locked away. Susan is the Great Mother the protector, the compassionate one, ands the one who does kind things. Wallace was the Spiritual Father he was the…