The Transall Saga Mark Harrison is a thirteen year old boy who is obsessed with hiking and backpacking. In the book The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen‚ Mark has finally convinced his parents to let him backpack by himself across an abandoned missile range and he couldn’t be more excited‚ until a strange blue light teleports him far into the future where the world has devolved into the days of swords and arrows. After‚ being in the new environment for a while mark begins to worry about
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Here is the tale of the first vampire. Ambrogio was a young adventurer. Born and raised in Italy‚ he had always longed to travel to Greece to have his fortune told by the Oracle of Delphi. When he was an adult‚ he got on a boat and sailed to the western edge of Greece‚ near Astakos. He traveled east until he eventually reached the city of Delphi. Delphi was home to a great temple of Apollo‚ the sun god. It was also the home of the Pythia‚ better known as the Oracles. The Pythia would sit in a chamber
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put the drill in the hole of the hearth board. Using the bow I brought‚ I rubbed the bearing block and the drill against each other. The smoke came whirling around‚ and soon my beautiful flames started to burn. I blew at the flames‚ not too hard and not too weak. And there it was‚ a perfect fire to drive the rabbits out. I set the fire at the den and soon a light-brown-furred rabbit came storming out of its house. Quickly‚ I picked up my bow and arrow and aimed
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Rashed Abdulhak Mr. Ford Writing II 19 February 2013 Trees Can Kill as Well During the Middle Ages men clad in steel armor‚ or “knights”‚ were the tanks of that time. They could withstand most sword strokes and were able to charge at other knights. This resulted in both sides taking heavy casualties and battles being mostly won by sheer numbers. During the Hundred Year War England was always outnumbered by the French army. Due to England being a smaller country‚ most of its population were
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substantially rebuilt in 1536. This rebuilding turned the ship of 500 tons into one of 700 tons‚ and added an entire extra tier of broadside guns to the old carrack-style structure. It was built according to the carrack-style with high “castles” in the bow and stern with a low waist of open decking in the middle. The shape of the hull has a so-called tumblehome form and reflected the use of ship as a platform for heavy guns. Above the waterline‚ the hull gradually narrows to compensate for the weight
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Title: Catching Fire Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: Fantasy Setting: North America Plot: After winning the 74th annual Hunger Games‚ Katniss and Peeta is not living in Victors Village peacefully until an unexpected visitor arrives. President Snow appears and talks to Katniss about how she attempted to commit suicide with Peeta with the poisonous berries. President Snow threatens Katniss telling her to find a way to stop all the rebellions in the Districts or her family and friends will pay
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scary mood or feeling when a person reads the author’s abhor words. The author uses metaphors to show the tones and moods shown in his writing. A metaphor that shows mood is “The bow of God’s wrath is bent‚ and the arrow made ready on the string‚ and justice bends the arrow at your heart‚ and strains the bow‚ and is nothing but the mere pleasure of God‚ and that of an angry God‚ without any promise or obligation at all‚ that keeps the arrow one moment from being made drunk with your blood.”(103)
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important in history and can be tracked all the way back to the Stone Ages. Medieval archery is considered to be the use of a long bow or a crossbow. To become a skilled bowman training would take a very long time. Although the crossbow doesn’t take as long to master‚ it can be used without much training. The bow was considerably easier to make then the crossbow. The bow is probably more efficient because it can shoot up to 10-12 arrows in a minute and shot up to 300-350 yards with a skilled bowman
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the sun to pass And build a twilight barricade Around the vast arena where; In scattered herds‚ his grazing prey Do not suspect in what wild fear They’ll join with him in fatal play; Till hunger draws slack sinews tight And vibrant as a hunter’s bow; Then‚ like a fleck of mottled light‚ He slides across the still plateau. A tremor rakes the herds: they scent The pungent breeze of his advance; Heads rear and jerk in vigilant Compliance with the game of chance In which‚ of thousands‚ only one Is
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The Weapons of the Crusades Guy Steuart 4/20/13 War in Society Dr. Jobin The Crusades were extremely violent times. With constant pressure to take back the holy city‚ armies were constantly fighting and killing. They were also always trying to find better and more efficient ways to fight and kill. Old weapons were engineered to be more destructive‚ new weapons were invented to destroy the ever-advancing technology in fortification. The three main categories of weaponry that were most important
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