Gunpowder

Rockets are more than just a machine. It’s a machine, which can travel a great amount of height, and distance where once the human race thought it was impossible. There are actually many different types of rockets such as, balloon rockets, water rockets, and skyrockets. Every rocket plays the same role, taking you to places whether up into space or under the deep sea. Rockets are fascinating machines that changed history. Rockets have helped us explore and learn about the world we live in. We…

but what the Ottomans lacked in naval power, they made up for through infantry. The Ottoman Empire was known as one of the Gunpowder Empires for a reason, they made use of superior military tactics involving cannons and other weapons utilizing gunpowder. Even though the Venetians had a larger naval presence, with a larger fleet of ships, the Ottoman tactics involving gunpowder weapons ultimately gave them the upper-hand in naval conflict. It was such weapons that allowed the empire to rise,…

Lately, it seems that every time you turn on the television, there is an incidence of gun violence in the news. School shootings, domestic violences, and other forms of firearm brutality make up most of the content displayed in the media, calling for a possible increase in gun control in the United States. This controversial subject has become a common topic of debate all over the country: should civilian-use of violent firearms be limited or prohibited, or should the decision to possess these…

Power until death: that’s the phrase that sums up the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare performed in 1606. With Macbeth being infamous for violence, betrayal, and tragedy, it makes one fascinate how Shakespeare wrote such a twisted play. The historical criticism lens by the definition of Do Yeon Paik, Sung Jun Kim, and Chelsea Yangirefil “show how literary works reflect ideas and attitudes of the time in which they were written,” with the purpose to “provide context of the background…

In Texas 1993 there was a guy named Vernon Howell who was a part of a group named branch Dividians. Vernon Howell changed his name to David Koresh and created a cult. A cult means a religious group which promotes worship of a human leader and devotion of one's life to a specific purpose. David made a cult than stored a whole bunch of gun powder and guns and made an army which he said he wanted to make an army of God. This whole entire thing about how Waco was destroyed occurred very interesting…

On July 14th, 1789, the fortress built in the late 1300s to protect Paris during the Hundred Years’ War, was being attacked. The revolutionaries who stormed the Bastille prison were mostly store owners and craftsmen, who also happened to be residents of Paris. The Third Estate recently urged the king and demanded that the common people had more of a say in the French government. They were anxious that he was preparing the troops for an attack. In order to get weapons, armor, and other supplies,…

The storming of Bastille was an incident that occurred in the afternoon of July 14th 1789 in Paris, France. The Bastille was a political prison represented by royal authorities in Paris in which there were only seven inmates in at the time of its storming. The political prison and armory was seen as a symbol of monarchy’s abuse of power. Its fall was the significant start of the French revolution. During Louis XVI’s reign, France was faced with an economic crisis due to the cost of intervening…

The Tang Dynasty The Tang Dynasty, from 618 until 906 AD,left an indelible impact on Chinese history. It is widely considered to be a golden age of Chinese culture. The empire would expand into Korea, Northern Asia, and Vietnam. It would also greatly influence the culture of Japan. Numerous advances in science, art, and literature would take place during this dynasty. The Greatest leader of the Tang dynasty was Empress Wu Zetian. She was naturally politically adept and ambitious. Arriving at…

Revolutionary War Was Saratoga the most important battle in the Revolutionary War? The battle of saratoga happened on October 17, 1777. The battle of saratoga was important because it was a turning point in the revolutionary war. It was a turning point for america because they were losing the Revolutionary War. America started getting international recognition which led to aid in the war against british government. The battle of saratoga was actually two battles September 19, 1777 and october…

transfer of guns to Catholics illegal, slaves, indentured servants, and Native Americans; regulating the storage of gunpowder in homes. Gun Owners are protected by the second amendment. U.S. court majority syllabus stated “the second amendment protects criminalizing the transfer of guns to Catholics, slaves, indentured servants, and Native Americans; regulating the storage of gunpowder…