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    The Invention Of Gunpowder Did you ever think of what is the point of gunpowder? Well, there was a lot of use for this invention of gunpowder.This powder changed history.A powder that is known for being useful for weapons,and fireworks which this powder made a big difference in warfare.The history of gunpowder was pretty astounding it was made around 850 A.D it was pretty long ago, instead of the chinese trying to find the key to immortality(live science) ,we found the key of us dying of weapons…

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    Often, when New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Celebrations are mentioned, many Americans tend to imagine fireworks and champagne among other vibrant festivities occurring on December 31st and January 1st. However, while Vietnamese-American families celebrate this holiday, they also celebrate their own unique holiday based on the lunar calendar. Due to my relationship with Gabrielle Nguyen, I have been able to experience the New Orleans Vietnamese community’s rendition of some of the events of…

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    Disneyland Research Paper

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    shops, shows, and characters. These are just a few of the many great aspects of this wonderful place. In order to enter Disneyland, you must walk through Main Street. This is a large street, where if you are lucky enough, you can see the exploding fireworks in their waltz of joy that come from the main castle. This is the street where you see all the publicity shops, not only Disney publicity, but others as well such as the well-known restaurant Rainforest, sports shops, Lego World,…

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    Scorpio Rising Analysis

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    filmmakers under the scrutiny from Motion Picture Production Code were made to abide by the rules of “don’ts and be carefuls”, unable to employ passionate, sexual, and “pervasive” scenes in the plot (Mondello). During this time, Kenneth Anger made Fireworks (1947). An unapologetic portrayal of a young man’s homoerotic dreams and desires clashing with social repression of the time. With his transgressive films exploring gay identities and subcultures of fetish and sadomasochism, Anger positioned…

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    The Lottery: A Short Story

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    There’s always going to be a time where you feel like you don’t fit in. There will also be a point in your life when someone tells you they don’t like you because they feel you have changed. It’s not a bad thing to change who you are, buy do it in a good way. Always change for the greater good. Never change for the worse. Make sure that your change won’t really change who you are. I believe that people should learn to change their ways in order to adapt to something new. Take my family for…

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    The book, Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World by Jack Kelly is about the history of gunpowder, how it evolved to become more powerful and explosive, and how it affected the many wars that occurred. Gunpowder was first invented by Chinese alchemists around 1110 A.D. They called the perfect mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur "fire drug," before it was known as gunpowder. The Chinese used the powder primarily for making noise…

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    “Wow!” Shouted Alie Steffens as the red, white, and blue fireworks blew up in the sky. It was a late night at Miss Steffens’ Cabin in Ottertail, MN. The sky was filled with stars that lit up the night sky. Miss Steffens and her cousins were all watching the fireworks light up the sky in all kinds of different colors as they exploded like bombs in the sky. Boom! You could hear the sound of the fireworks from miles away. At that moment Miss Steffens knew that she loved to go to her cabin and go on…

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    So I go for a ride on Splash Mountain. The seat is a model of a log and is designed to hold five people. Advancing to the seat, I feel my pants absorb the water from the previous ride; the handles are cold and slippery. The log begins forward and adrenaline is pumping through my body and my heart is racing. Vibrant colors all over the area, not knowing what is best to look at. The seat is going uphill, making me anxious. All of a sudden, the seat plummets and my body rises from the seat with a…

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    perspective on life through his friendship. First trait is Intelligence an example of that is when Freak names all the periodical elements inside of the fireworks at the firework show; on page (33) he says “Good old strontium nitrate.” The author shows not everyone is as smart as Freak.Not everyone can name all the chemical compounds in fireworks let alone know it by…

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    Goldberg will appear in court for on murder charges June 12, according to court records. JURY RETURNS VERDICT IN STALKING CASE Jurors returned a guilty verdict Friday after a two-week trial against a man accused of placing fireworks and a spike-strip at the house of his ex-wife’s attorney, according to a statement from the Humboldt County District Attorney’s office. The jury found Rene Pineda, 51, guilty on charges of violating a restraining order, felony stalking in violation…

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