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and the Shapes rifle). Reloading a rifle took a long time to reload. So in 1848, Claude Minié, a French army officer, invented what they call a Minié ball. With the invention of the Minié ball, not only was the loading time faster, the range was farther, and it was more accurate, it was much more deadly than muskets. balloons It was used to see the ground from thousands of miles above the ground. In areas with very little terrain, it gave military officers an advantage.…

Kylie Bernal Research Paper General ideas and topics covered in this research paper will include tensile strength, tension, elasticity, and temperature. Information on these topics will also include how their properties can differ, as well how they are affected under various circumstances. The strength of materials and how different properties affect it can change the circumstances they are put under. Tensile strength is the resistance of a material put under stress. It is different than…

rediscovery of his identity gave him no choice but to end his drug use. For Sheff, his attachment to his son’s addiction changed him, instilling a sense of constant worry and cautiousness that he could not escape unless Nic was in rehab. He drew farther into his own personal addiction with his son’s issues, closing himself off from the rest of the world around him, instead solely reacting to Nic. It was not until he reached the point of understanding he could do nothing more to help his son in…

Point Two Suffering is a theme that is present throughout Louie’s life and throughout Unbroken. Suffering is brought upon Louie and the people surrounding him through many different methods. There are plentiful incidents where suffering was brought onto Louie and in turn Louie’s life was led by that suffering. However what truly defines his life is how he is able to cope with suffering and manage the pain that comes with it. No matter the stage of Louie’s life, he was bound to be with suffering,…

All through human history many strange phenomena and disappearances have occurred. These strange disappearances have happened to not only a single person but a whole civilization and countless other strange things. This paper will show the top five mysterious disappearances that our history has to offer. The first mystery to discuss is the disappearance of Flight 19. Flight-19 is the codename for five Avenger bombers that took off from the naval base at Florida at 2:10 P.M. on December 5th,1945,…

flowing from him into the child, the flesh of him and Bell – as he walked on a little farther” (344). Through the reading of novel the reader senses the harsh pain the author because of his ruptured relationship with ‘home’ Africa. Haley identifies himself with the land of his ‘roots’ Africa which was his and his ancestors’ homeland. Even the African earth was a part of them. He and his brothers as they were dragged along even ate the sand they were dragged through in a strong attempt to retain…

If the United States government was designed to be the best for the people, why does it cause so many problems in the lives of the citizens today? In the papers today it is uncommon to not find some article talking about some issue that is going on in politics. The government has lost many of the original principles that the Founding Fathers had in place to make sure the government’s main goal was to keep the country good and safe for the people. Problems facing the government today are what has…

"Doris is Coming" by ZZ Packer, is one of the short stories from her collection of Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, is about Doris Yates, a religious and family girl who helps her mother clean the Jewish Church, friend by Olivia but they don't seems to get along well and She wanted to be saved by Christian salvation. Doris often visit to Mr. Stutz, from Lithuania, and he address Doris as Dori-ka, as she often visit him at his shop for a little chats. Her social…

Human sex trafficking We’re all human, and we always turn a blind eye to our problems. Just think about it, ignorance is bliss, but it doesn’t help. Imagine that you are in a bar somewhere, and that’s where everything will change for you. There are two men and a child, you may wonder what they’re doing, possibly bar buddies. You may look at the child, hurt, beaten, and their eyes look like all the sadness in the world was stored there. With a quick exchange of money the child follows their new…

When the world started to end, you were ashamed of yourself for weeping bitterly in your bedroom for an entire day. You saw the president crying and begging on TV and it sent you into a panic. You lay in bed with the blankets pulled up to your nose, crying, refusing to answer the door when the maid, your manager, your assistant, and finally your parents begged you to come out. After twenty-four hours, your father took the door off its hinges and dragged you down the stairs into your sunken…