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    Case study: Anonymous While the motivation of terrorist acts remains the same, the rapid evolution of technique has provided to those that use terror as a method to attain their goals, new weapons with a potential that is not fully quantified. The database, the measures of protection and security, the equipments meant to reassure our safety are exposed to those new types of weapons, the traditional methods of fight becoming impractical. The cyber-crimes are a supplement for cyber-terrorism in…

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    People made several changes in gunpowder, which made hunting more successful. they added a twist so the bullet can go longer distance. Gunpowder is used for military use, entertainment, warfare, hunting, ingredients, explosives, and medicine. The entertainments of gunpowder are fireworks and special effects. The military, navy, and airforce uses gunpowder to protect others freedom. On July 4th, people in the United States use fireworks to celebrate their freedom. Gunpowder is used for a lot of…

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    Betty Zane, Lydia Boggs and Molly Scott The Gunpowder Exploits at Fort Henry By Cherie Lewis The main point of this article is that on September 12, 1782, there was a battle between the British Ranger and the Indians; there were two heroic pioneer teenage girls that ran cross the battle to field from the same cabin to deliver gunpowder long and bloody frontier warfare along the western border. Elizabeth Zane was the first one recognized for heroism. There was a book written about Elizabeth…

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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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    It’s the Art that drives us to the point of insanity! The focus of this paper will be Cai Guo-Qiang gunpowder artwork’s connection to the field of cosmetology. Cosmetology is a field that was created to be an art form and the uniqueness of haircuts are like Cai Guo-Qiang artwork. Cosmetologist uses different mediums to get to the finished project of their artwork. “Cai was interested in gunpowder as a medium because it seemed to him to have both destructive and constructive properties.” (Sayre…

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    The light at the end of the tunnel for Europe was the Renaissance. When defining one era, one must consider what differentiated it from the eras preceding and succeeding it. In the case of the Renaissance, it is religion, gunpowder, art, and state-building that separates it from the Dark Ages. These are four of the characteristics that Rabb also argues defined the era. From the ashes of the Catholic Church arose the Renaissance. Medieval Europe was ruled by the Catholic Church, and in…

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    are a market, a school, and a stable. It also provided a Baptist meeting house and a Confederate arsenal. The Magazine was more than just a storehouse for gunpowder and weapons. One night in 1775, British soldiers broke into the magazine and stole most of the gunpowder lying inside. This started the revolutionary war. Due to the lack of gunpowder combined with the lack of an American army started the friendship between France and America. This new ally helped…

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    Ancient Chinese Inventors

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    Ancient Chinese inventors have made many things we still use today. Some of those things are paper, silk, the wheelbarrow, rubber, and many more. The most important thing they have made is gunpowder. They used gunpowder in the wars just like we do today. We don’t use gunpowder as much as the Chinese did. Another one of china’s inventions were fireworks. They were first used for entertainment but then they started to use them to scare their enemies. Those were the most popular thing the chinese…

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    to the history and prosperity of France as she was fundamental in the victory of the Hundred Years’ War. Charles and his army were meagre in numbers and despairing at heart, but Joan managed to inspire and transform the army with her ambitions. Gunpowder In 1954, a Franciscan monk named Roger Bacon…

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    to the development of the text by showing how even with all of the problems the confederates had, they were still able to put up a good fight, and find other solutions to their problems. The South had less weapons, less people and no control over gunpowder shipments in the navy, but replaced a lack of these things with resourceful solutions. One of the many things the South lacked was a large population. Compared to the North's 21 million, the South had a measly 9 million, 2.5 million of which…

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