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The ideal weapon

            There is no real use for a weapon such as a sword in modern warfare. Swords have since been gone from warfare since the middle ages. Soldiers of today utilize more lethal weapons such as rifles, which can provide harm at greater distances. When the sword was used as the primary weapon of the middle ages it would only allow for close hand combat. Development of high tech weapons have limited and almost eliminated such warfare as close hand combat. .
             In early times people of the hunters gatherers would utilize tools such as a spears and knives to hunt game on the plains. These people would use stones to produce such tools in order to gather their game for consumption. The discovery of metal and the ability to found metal would result in more efficient, sturdy, and reliable tools. Tools such as the spear and knife would eventually lead the development of the sword. The sword and other tools would be used as weapons to protect against people who tried to take what was not rightfully theirs. History reveals that people never really got along with each other and so fighting amongst them would be a never ending story. During medieval times the sword would be used as the primary weapon of choice in battle. Battle of these times would always be close in.
             Through the development of new technologies and the discovery of gunpowder the use of swords as primary weapons would slowly diminish. New inventions would bring in a new type of weapon for defense. This weapon would be the gun. The gun would be able to fire with the use of gunpowder and a lead ball. This would lead to a higher lethality rate at a further distance. Battles were now being fought at longer ranges.
             As the world progressed so would the use of guns. The primary weapon for soldiers would become the rifle. The rifle has the same concept of the gun except that the round lead balls would become bullets. A bullet consists of a metal jacket that would house gunpowder; a lead round would be used to enclose the jacket thus making it a round.


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... and clothing, make arrow, skin animals, clean fish, build traps, scrape hides, and take scalps. Magua had the ability to sneak around places without detections making his knife a very effective weapon. Even with the right tools mountain men still needed the right clothing to survive their environment. Clothing of the ideal frontiersman protects him for danger and his environment, and keeps him hidden from view in ... the wood. The most important part of a hunter's attire is the camouflage color patterns on his shirt. Camouflage was intended to imitate ... ...

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2. The Roman Army

... sword which was also the main weapon for a legionary since he would obviously be going into close combat. It was light yet sharp, and was ideal for the roman system of fighting, which was to counter almost any type of blow possible. The gladius was situated on the side of a legionary's belt. It is thought that the Romans copied the Spanish mercenaries from the first Punic War. It was ... called an umbo. It could be used to knock them off balance, but consistently it broke a few teeth or knocked the enemy out. The scutum was made of wood with only the middle made of bronze or iron. While...

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3. The Cold War-Account of Arms Race

... was to put missiles as close to the other country as possible. The United States placed nuclear missiles in Turkey and the Soviets attempted to place missiles in Cuba. These sites did not remain, but were ideal for eliminating lengthy response times. The second best solution came with the invention of the SLBM, or submarine launched ballistic missile. This weapon was able to fire a nuclear missile ... from an undetected location immediately offshore of the enemy's coastline. This missile would arrive at its target in a matter of minutes, ... a situation of confusion. It was recently di...

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4. How Female Health Magazines Propagate the Gender Codes

... single ad features an attractive looking woman with generously endowed breasts, a slim waistline, a healthy tan, long flowing hair, luscious lips, pearly white teeth and gorgeous smooth legs. These images reflect the "Ideal American woman-, and are not just portrayed in women's health magazines, but are evident in all forms of media advertising, from television ads to cigarette box ads. As a result, our ... maintained a fair amount of modesty, being very careful not to expose too much of herself in public. Today's "Ideal- woman is wholly different from any previous "Ideals-, some say th...

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5. The Romantic Hero vs. The Epic Hero (Sir Gawain vs. Beowulf)

... he displays this belief. Also when Beowulf fights Grendel's mother, it is not the strength of god that aids him in the fight, but rather a sword in her armory, an ancient heirloom from the days of the giants, an ideal weapon. Sir Gawain on the other hand receives his resources of strength from the god of the Christians. Before setting out into his battle Sir Gawain hears a mass to ... ask for his strength and guidance. He also carries a shield with him on his journey which has a five-pointed star on it that symbolizes that his force was founded on the ... five joys of the ... ...

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6. Beowulf-Heroic Ideal

... he must risk his life, regardless." In risking one's life for the good of his clan, a man in Beowulf's time gained fame. Beowulf is the expression of the heroic ideal because even when he knew he was going to lose the battle with the dragon, which is shown in line 1716; "His mind was most ... his bare hands instead of using a sword before they knew that "No war-sword, not even the finest iron on earth, could wound their evil enemy, for he had woven a secret spell against every kind of weapon, every battle blade." Consequently, when a man backed down from a battle he "Lost face," or ... ...

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7. The Poem Of The Cid

... to prove his valor and loyalty to King Alfonso. In fact, throughout the entire poem, the Cid is portrayed as an exemplary hero and vassal; he is also an ideal lord himself. The poet has created an ideal within the historical context of eleventh- or twelfth- century Spain. The Cid is exiled because his enemies have turned King Alfonso against him. This, according to custom, gives Rodrigo ... put on their mail and belted their swords and went into the court wearing them under their cloaks. Stop right here! What is going on? It is illegal to wear weapons or armor in a trial before the king...

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8. The Struggle to End Apartheid

... . Steve Biko, a leader of black consciousness, once said "The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed"(Document 5). This quote meaning that as long as the white government in South Africa could control the minds of all the other races in South Africa, it could remain in power. The government did this by making the different races think they were less of a person then ... those who wanted to end apartheid. His legend lives on today to challenge the rest of the world into wandering if they are willing to die for something they truely believe will make ...

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9. The Potato Blight

... ." Wars and rebellions were commonplace in seventeenth century Ireland. Sociopolitical conditions were yet another reinforcement that made the potato an ideal crop. "Potatoes were not easily trampled by calvary and did not require warehouses that could be burned by marauding armies." Potatoes were ideal in their ease of preparation and long shelf life, good source of nutrition, as well as filling, when ... prepared with butter and milk. Potatoes were also ideal because they did not require more fuel or new utensils to prepare. In Ireland the common method of preparation boiling food and ...

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