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Field Archery Association National Archery Association Target
867 wordsThe National Archery Association of the United States had its origin as a result of our own country's history. After the Civil War, Confederate soldiers were not allowed to own firearms. Two brothers, J. Maurice and William H. Thompson, learned to hunt with the bow and arrow and became accomplished archers. They were both founding members of the N. A. A. in 1879 at Crawfordsville, Indiana. Archery tournaments, as we know them today, can also be traced back to England. Competitions were held as p...
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Straightline Max Cam Quot As Mathews Bow
1,446 wordsThe Early Contributors Fred Bear was probably the greatest known bow hunter ever. He pioneered the sport, and founded target shooting in Michigan and the rest of the United States. Art Young taught Bear to make bows, arrows and handmade Irish linen bow strings. During the Great Depression Bear and Charles Piper saved $ 600 and started Bear Products Company. They sold silk-screen banners and flyers for Chrysler, but on the side he sold handmade bows to the growing number of archers and bow hunter...
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Martial Arts Tokugawa Period
1,258 wordsIn Japan, especially during the earlier periods of Japanese history such as the Tokugawa, physical adeptness was much revered and valued. This was mainly because of the fact that these strengths were the basis on which much of the population depended upon for survival during these fairly turbulent periods. Throughout time, Japan has been a very organized and scrupulous society, and even its style of physical combat has been sorted into specific categories according to what particular method is b...
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Habitat For Humanity Jimmy Carter
901 wordsThe Carter Center in Atlanta Georgia is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public institute founded by former U. S. president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in 1982 (Carter Center). The Center in dedicated to fighting disease, hunger, poverty, conflict, and oppression. At present, the Center operates 13 core programs, which have touched the lives of people in 65 countries, including the U. S. Habitat for Humanity began in 1984 when Carter led a work group to New York City to renovate a six-story bui...
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Medieval Warfare Middle Ages
1,764 wordsMedieval Warfare and Weaponry In the Middle Ages, the nobility of many cultures had large fortifications built to house a small town as well as themselves. These fortification were called castles, and they were so well defended that some historians have called it the most formidable weapon of medieval warfare (Hull 1). As one can imagine, conquering such a colossal structure cost much money, even more time, and many lives. There were three main ways to infiltrate a castle; each no more common th...
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Hand To Hand Middle Ages
2,044 wordsWhy Didn t They Just Play Nice? Sports in the Middle Ages were similar to the athletic competitions that are held today, with one major difference. These sports almost completely lacked any regard for the physical health or well-being of the competitors, whether they be the opposing team members or the animals set against each other in mortal combat. Examples of this stunning savagery are apparent in all forms of physical competition, from the bear-baiting and cock fighting to the astoundingly v...
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