Molotov cocktail

on a bench that was reserved for prison guards only while all the inmates were trying to take over the prison. “ In this prison nobody is a leader.” Edgar said. We watched the continuous rage of inmates in the prison. Some people were using molotov cocktails and other homemade weapons. I have heard the court system in Russia is one if not the weakest system in the world. After the inmates have taken over the prison, we marked our victory by adding a date on the wall “ December 8,…

One of his common themes is that of attacking law enforcement. This work clearly shows a group of fully armored police men in riot gear advancing on a teddy bear with a Molotov cocktail. I think this work says a lot about street art as a whole. This idea of rebelling against the rules society has created in a way that makes it seem like the artist work is more publicly accepted than that of the law enforcement that seems to…

thrown by hand and exploded either by impact or by means of a fuze.(dictionary.com) The United States manufactured over 87 million grenades for use in close quarter fighting.(World War 2 Weapons)There also was the "home made" grenade known as the molotov cocktail that was perfected by Great Britain. (World War 2 Weapons) Meanwhile, the Germans perfected the flamethrowers in World War I. The flamethrower was used by Americans and Japanese effectively against foxholes, caves.World War 2…

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It’s the middle of the night, Hank, a black man is lying in bed after a long day of work. He is resting his tired body, on the verge of sleeping, when a pounding at the door wakes him immediately. He gets up to check the door. As he approaches the door, he can hear yelling and derogatory terms. He opens the door and a mob of people are waiting for him outside, holding signs and yelling. He’s confused, he’s just minding his own business and trying to make it in the world. They’re screaming at him…

The poetry of Rita Dove, Billy Collins, Sonia Sanchez and Yusef Komunyakaa are similar in many aspects, yet each poet’s work is very distinct. All of the poets utilize powerful poetic techniques to accentuate the underlying meaning. For instance, Dove describes the struggle of living during the Great Depression, and how many people decided to commit suicide due to severe living conditions through her passionate use of symbolism: “Under the Viaduct, 1932” …He liked it down…

The Fighting Irish Ireland is a country built on war. Throughout its history, it has been conquered, divided, won and lost wars. Even today, the island remains separated into two parts, one belonging to the Republic of Ireland and the other a member of the United Kingdom. The most substantial factor early on was the religion and today the clash between the north and the south is on economic issues. The north, which is part of UK, fairs better economically than the south, which is the…

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold perpetrated the Columbine High School massacre on April 20th, 1999. Both were seniors at the school, both kept journals largely concerned with planning the massacre, and both killed themselves at the conclusion of the shooting. Both had been bullied severely, but had friends other than each other. Harris had a history of depression and suicidal thoughts, and was prescribed medication for this. Klebold had more severe depression,…