Stinger

traded with one country and later had to fight against those weapons that were traded. One example of this was the Soviet Afghan war in the 70s. Where the United States supplied the Afghans with the new FIM-92 Stinger. This portable anti-aircraft missile system was highly effective on the battlefield, Operation Cyclone(Kraszkiewicz). Along with other supplies, the Afghans were able to take down the USSR. Now in present time the upcoming infamous terrorist group…

In the modern contemporary society, copying from another person, whether it be on a test or any other assignment, is frowned upon. However, there aren’t any consequences for this act in the period of time depicted in Inferno, by Dante Alighieri, as this wasn’t recognized as a punishable sin. During this period, the deepest and darkest parts of Hell was home to thieves and liars, where their souls were lost and tortured for eternity. One who cheats does so by committing thievery as they steal…

Creation Through the Natives’ Eyes Native Americans lived in many different groups and tribes, and each tribe seemed to have their own view on how the world came to be. There were a vast amount of native tribes, almost too many to count. Almost every tribe developed their own myths with some of them being very similar and some being radically different. These stories helped shape the way the natives lived and interacted with one another. Some tribes and very short and brief stories while others…

Picture a young girl in rural Waynesburg with her parents and five siblings. The little log house she called home had 2 foot walls and was only big enough for a person to stand in the middle of the room. The papered walls required scrubbing every week because the gas lights spread soot and, sometimes, if the wind came through the windows strong enough, they would shatter. Every day, she would lead the two horses, Pearl and Prince, out to the field to gather up the hay and to plow. She was not…

Ashley Kuroki Science 9/8/15 Insect Olympiad Jigsaw Group B: The Difference between Problematic Insects Moths and butterflies- Moths and butterflies don’t have that many differences. However, moths have feathery antennae while the butterflies have thin antennae. Moths are nocturnal and butterflies are active during the day. Those are the main differences. Even though butterflies have better looking wings than a moth’s, there are some moths that look exactly like a butterfly like the Madagascan…

Bees and Butterflies: An Analysis Microaggressions have become a day to day experience for many people around the globe. It seems that only a select number of situations are broadcasted for millions to observe through books, movies, tv shows, news. While the rest are lost in a sea of hundreds of faces. There are many wonderful sources of clarity that bring light to these experiences and situations. One of the most inspiring in my opinion is the book Citizen by Claudia Rankine. Citizen unveils…

00:39:03 when Randall comes out, his darker theme were played alongside to immediately make him the antagonist. Furthermore, at 00:33:41 Newman used Boo and Sulley’s theme to represent the bonding moments between our two protagonists. An example of a stinger when Randall suddenly kicked Sulley at 01:11:39, it was created by cellos playing a low note suddenly. Furthermore, there was a use of Mickey-Mousing when Boo was hitting Randall with a baseball bat at 01:12:19, the effect was created by…

1. Adaptation is a noun. Also a change or the process of change of that an organism can best suit the environment lived in. A: Desert, Its hot and very dry. Less than 10 inches or rain. Quite a bit of direct sunlight. Soil is rocky and sandy which means it is unable to hold much water. Winds are usually very strong which means it drys out the plants. Plants are exposed to very hot and no water. B: Grassland, or prairie have very warm summers and chilly winters. Not much rainfall…

the largest group in the colony. They specialize in the collection of pollen/nectar and feeding the young. Workers produce wax scales on their abdomen that assist in production of wax combs for the colony. Workers can deploy a sting from a barbed stinger that results in their death (Krell 1996). Drones are the male honey bees. They are slightly larger than workers…

whole minutes. They do this over many times and until they don't cry out, as showing the pain signifies weakness. “In preparation for the initiation rite, the elders of the tribe collect the ants from the jungle. These ants are drugged and placed stinger- first into special gloves woven from leaves. As the drug wears off, the ants become increasingly agitated and are raring to sting. This is when the boy puts on the gloves and lets the bullet ants work their magic.” I personally don't agree with…