Projectile

and scan the car, wondering why it’s so empty when the rest of the train is crowded. That is when I notice a puddle of puke in the middle of the isle. My perception shatters as I realize I’m riding with someone’s undigested breakfast. Faster than projectile vomit I realize the correlation between the car’s emptiness and the unpleasant puddle. My intuition expands to take in the whole, then a part of that whole, and view the two in relation to each other. This is the function of our categorical…

Heading south out of the town of Red Lodge, Montana, I am able to lay my eyes upon one of the most majestic places I have ever seen, Beartooth Mountain. The first time I see the mountain I am astounded anything could possibly be so immense. The sun catches the snow at the top of the mountain shooting light down into the Valley below. Then my view slides down the mountain, numerous pine trees seem to wrap around the entire mountain like a child in their blanket. This is the moment I realize it is…

roman army had created formations to best protect the legionnaires. One of my favorites, was called the turtle. The first line would remain normal, while the second and third row would raise their shields. This stopped arrows, and other thrown projectiles from hitting us on the head. We trained for a year, until the General said he had great news. We were being deployed to Britain! I was shocked that our legion would be so lucky, and be able to fight in the name of Rome. When we arrived in…

The peoples outrage soon escalated said situation, with the Orange County Register reporting: “At least five people were reported hurt in the unrest, with crowds setting fires, smashing windows and throwing rocks and other projectiles at officers in riot gear who fired non-lethal rounds at demonstrators refusing to disperse.” Kimini Gray Riots. image in 2013 after 16 year old Kimani Gray was killed by police because of allegedly pointing a handgun at them, Brooklyn experienced…

"Bullet in the Brain" is about the narrative of a man named Anders, a book faultfinder, who encounters one last memory in the wake of being shot in the head amid a bank burglary. Anders, the principle character, is exhibited in the majority of the story similar to a self important and unsympathetic character. His connections with the lady before him, and his general basic nature of the world present him as a character who the peruser experiences considerable difficulties about. The short story…

In the year of 1937, hunters asked for an eleven percent tax on guns, ammo, bows and projectiles to profit conservation. That tax raised more than $8 billion for untamed life preservation .By venerating seasons and points of confinement, buying every obliged license, and paying regime extract assesses on hunting hardware and ammo, singular hunters make a giant commitment towards discovering the eventual fate of numerous natural life species. They also monitor territories for the future. By…

Battle after battle, Alex shows that he will do anything and everything to win. The mega phalanx he utilized and experimented with ended up being an impenetrable wall. Arrows flying at the soldiers and in unison raising their pikes to deflect the projectiles falling from the sky, would instill fear into even the fiercest and most experienced soldiers (Hyde). Alexander’s ability to understand his enemy and predicting their reactions is what set his empire apart. However, cavalry is what made…

pretty common weapon in China until the invention of gunpowder. The crossbow was composed of several pieces,”This is a weapon based on the bow, featuring a horizontal bow-like assembly called a prod, which is then mounted on a stock. It shoots projectiles that are sometimes called bolts or quarrels.”-William Bernhardt. The crossbow has a very long history that all started in Ancient China. “The crossbow was invented in Ancient China during the Zhou dynasty, around the year 700 BC. A Chinese text…

scary, it has been proven false through numerous tests (West). Aside from that however, there were other points brought up about less-than-lethal weapons. There are currently six that are being looked into. They are electric shock, chemical, impact projectile, physical restraint, light, and acoustic. A few of these are still being developed and have yet to be released and ready to use. For those that are available they often present a common problem, which is that they are not permanent. And…

This stage is where we insert the new modified Bt gene into a single corn plant cell. There are a few methods for this process such as using a gene gun or agrobacterium. The gene gun (micro-projectile bombardment method) is basically where the Bt gene is loaded into a high pressure helium powered gun and fired at the plant cell. This gene will not push through the membrane of the plant cell unless it is connected to very small gold or tungsten…