Stick fighting

People change and sometimes they change in a "good" or a "bad" way and a grand majority of the time people don 't notice the change until something or someone makes them look at themselves and realized they have changed."Lord of the Flies" is the INTRICATE tale of a group constituted of some young british boys that happen to fall victim to a plane crash and end up isolated from society on a small island but after a while the boys learn to survive off of fruit and hunting a boar or two every…

is considered a weapon of mass destruction due to the very nature of the substance. The way that Napalm works is that it was a formula that took petroleum (gasoline) and thickened it so that it would stick to virtually any surface. Napalm was an effective anti-personnel weapon in that it could stick to its victims, and that there were several main ways that it killed. In particular you could burn to death, suffocation, or as an after effect dehydration. All in all an “effective” weapon. (The UN…

The American flag is a sacred symbol of the freedom that the United States of America has. In 1777, the American flag was made an official ensign for America, and to this day, the only thing that has changed about the flag is the number of stars on it. The flag is not just a symbol for the people that live in America, but also for the people that live in other countries. People in other countries that wish to immigrate to America see the flag for what it truly represents, freedom. Although, the…

Why? Why did you have to take her away from me? How could you do this to me and the family? All questions I was asking to the One above, God. December 14, 2011 one of the happiest and saddest days of my life. My birthday was coming up on December 26 and I was ready. My mom decided to celebrate it early that year. I still to this day wonder why, but that day I was celebrating my birthday with a few of my closest friends. We started the day eating at IHOP and finished it at the movies. While…

Q) How did technological advancements or limitations of this person’s age shape his or her ideas? During the age in which Musashi was practicing his unique fighting style the way of the samurai martial art was very developed. Many trained with bow, spear, or staff but it was the sword that was their soul. Even though gunpowder was in in limited use Musashi focuses more on the soul of the samurai, the sword. His technique of using two swords, a long sword in the right and a short in the left,…

"There is one thing higher than royalty and that is religion, which causes us to leave the world and seek God." -Queen Elizabeth I. Church and Religion were very important during the Elizabethan Era (1500-1603). Church was different in that time period from than church now. Back then people could only practice what people wanted them to, now people may practice different things. During the Elizabethan Period, the church and religion basically determined people lives. Queen Elizabeth was born…

begins to occur in Umuofia, most notably when British missionaries come in and try to take these cherished traditions away and one can see the people of Umuofia struggle between the decision to convert to the British’s religion of Christianity or stick to…

During work and chores, it was very common to catch Ebrill humming a tune to herself. Since Ebrill was 3 years old, she wanted to grow up to become a knight, just like her father. When Ebrill would go out to play, she would use a stick as a sword and pretend she was fighting with the trees. At age 5, she longed to serve King McGiggles of Happyopoulos as one of his noblest knights. Sir Jeffrey noticed Ebrill make an effort to try her own type of knight training and played along. On Ebrill’s 7th…

The Cherokee nation has been entwined in American history since the discovery of Columbus. From fighting against the Americans in the Revolutionary war to being forced onto the Trail of Tears in the 1800s, from fighting for their land to their large growth in Oklahoma, the Cherokee have had a long and hard existence. They have been influencing american politics and culture for many years. Throughout their vast history the Cherokee have been a great point of culture and tradition in America. To…

Nelson Mandela once stated "When people want to get a herd to move in a certain direction stand at the back with a stick, then a few of the more energetic cattle move to the front, and the rest of the cattle follow" (Mandela 54). Mandela chooses not to lead from the front but to lead from behind. Mandela suggest leaders should all lead from the back of the group because all great leaders can lead from anywhere especially the back. The apartheid was a system of racial segregation in South Africa…