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William The Conqueror Curtain Wall
1,549 wordsChepstow which is a Norman castle was constructed beginning in 1067. This was less than a year after the new king, William the Conqueror, was crowned. It was built high over the river Wye in Southeast Wales. The Normans werent the first to realize the strategic value of this position. We know this because the arch above the main doorway into the hall was built by bricks taken from a Roman fort that used to stand close by. This position was an advantage partly because it allowed allies to bring s...
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Nuclear Warhead Electric Current
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Attack On World Trade Center
688 wordsTerrorism is the bug of 21 century. Throughout history it has appeared in many various ways: hijacked planes, ships, trains. But never was terrorism committed in such a terrible way as on Tuesday, September 11 in New York City. This tragedy affected us all. It was nice Tuesday morning. Everybody were rushing to their jobs in the most beautiful and remarkable city of the world. Planes in the sky were usual routine of this city at this time. Manhattan was ready to welcome millions of its residents...
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Cambridge Cambridge University Holy Land
1,673 wordsKing Edward I of England made a number of military campaigns during his reign, in two of which he captured modern-day Wales. In order to hold his gains he built a series of castles, which are said to still be some of the world's greatest strongholds. But, over 3500 kilometres away a period of fascinating castle building took place prior to Edward's as a result of the crusades. These constructions were designed by absorbing the constructive wisdom of the crusaders and those they came into contact...
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Cambridge Cambridge University Curtain Wall
1,702 words... aladin and Baybars yet still many castles either didn't fall or took an entire season of campaigning to capture. The general idea to effectively siege a castle was to starve or blockade it until surrender was the only option, but these castles were designed to hold enough food. Kerry when besieged by Saladin held enough food but not enough arms, a strange turn of events in the medieval ages. Margat on the other hand had supplies enough for a five-year siege. In 1269 after the garrison of Gas...
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Boiling Water Pulled Back
1,165 wordsThis is a brief paragraph or two on each of the major siege weapons. For the not just the besiegers but also the defenders. Please note most of these weapons were not used alone and often had many different versions of the same weapon. KNIGHT At age seven a son of a noble family was sent to a nobleman or lord, often who was a relative. Here he was a page and taught how to ride a horse, and his manners. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to a knight. As the squire to the knight he would ta...
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Recreation Of The Eiffel Tower In California
1,183 wordsSome may ask, Why should the Eiffel Tower be recreated in California? A good answer for this is why not? The Eiffel Tower is the one monument that can easily be identified internationally without the usage of words, only a picture of itself. Its beauty attracts around six million visitors each year; however, many Americans are unable to visit due to the fact that it is so far away. If it were recreated in California many more Americans would be able to visit and have the experience of visiting a...
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Regulation And Importance Of Indoor Air Quality Control
1,871 wordsThe summer has hit once again along with extremities of weather. Hot and humid weather forces office buildings or any other workplace to crank up the air conditioner. Everything should be just fine as long as the heating ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) system has taken care of the indoor environment to be a comfortable setting. In past years, energy conservation and costs have taken its toll on human health due to poor indoor air quality. For seasons such as winter and summer when the weathe...
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September 11 2001 Twin Towers
672 wordsOn September 11, 2001, Americas World Trade Centers was attacked by a faceless enemy, and the people of America stood in shock and mourning. On lookers watched in horror and disbelief, struggling to comprehend what was happening. But at the time there was no answer. All over the country people turned on their televisions and watched as another Bowing 767 crashed into the second tower. The question thats in the back of my head is why did the building collapse after the planes crashed into the tow...
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Fresh Air Good Bye
1,414 wordsThe book "On the beach" by Nevil Shute tells about the time after the third world war, which was mostly fought between Russia, China and America. There were also some smaller countries involved. The first hydrogen bomb was dropped by Albania on Naples and other followed. The Russians sent bombers from Cairo to Washington and London. After that only a few statesmen were still alive. The war increased and a lot of hydrogen bombs were dropped. After some time the whole northern hemisphere was destr...
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Aid Nuclear Warhead
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Twin Towers Police Departments
918 wordsNew York A Tribute to the City and its People Respected Ladies and Gentlemen, This speech of mine is one that I can proudly state as besides being a personal tribute from myself to the city of New York and its people, it also represents a tribute by all the worlds peace loving populace in recognition of the extraordinary courage and resilience that the people of New York have exhibited after the 9 / 11 dastardly terrorist attacks. These attacks were at the very heart its proud citizens, but this...
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Cash Flow Wall Street
1,810 wordsThere are many different factors that influence a company as to what it will produce. Things such as good earning reports could send a stock soaring, where as bad earning reports will usually send it plummeting. Thinks suck as mergers and takeovers greatly influence the price of a stock and the way it conducts its business. I recently bought stock in a company called Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ symbol NXTL, web). I feel that it was a very wise purchase, as I will describe in this report. ...
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Commedia Dell Double Meanings
755 wordsThe aim of this essay is to examine the drama elements used in " Faulty Towers" and to compare and contrast this British comedy with the Italian street theatre, Commedia Dell? arte. " Faulty Towers" episode " Kipper and the Corpse" uses many of the same comical devices as Commedia. This drama is based in a hotel and focuses on the misfortunes of the owners and the staff as they try to run this business. There are four main characters in the 1970? s British comedy. T...
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630 wordsIntroduction I am going to investigate the Hanoi Towers. The objective of the game is to move the discs from position A to positions B or C in the minimum number of moves where in one go you are only allowed to move one disc. I will vary the number of discs and record my results. I will make predictions and look for patterns. I will ultimately aim to find a formula for the number of moves it takes to move the tower from A to B or Call know confirm that with four discs it is possible to get from ...
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Boiling Water Pulled Back
1,172 wordsMedieval Siege Weapons Essay submitted by Will This is a brief paragraph or two on each of the major siege weapons. For the not just the besiegers but also the defenders. Please note most of these weapons were not used alone and often had many different versions of the same weapon. KNIGHT At age seven a son of a noble family was sent to a nobleman or lord, often who was a relative. Here he was a page and taught how to ride a horse, and his manners. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed to a ...
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Boiling Water Pulled Back
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Quot Quot Muriel Rukeyser
2,219 wordsAs On " Power" Robert Shulman As she gathers momentum, Rukeyser amplifies the religious and political implications of " Alloy" in the crucial sequence, " Power" and " The Dam. " Before she moves into the depths, first of the powerhouse, then of the dam, in " Power" (pp. 49 - 53) Rukeyser draws on the resources of classical poetic forms and language to bring alive the setting: " the quick sun, " the warm mountains, a vital, serialized la...
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Leaseholder Larry Silverstein World Trade Centre Towers
1,186 wordsReach for the sky One day last November I spent a long sad afternoon prowling around the perimeter of the smoking ruins of the World Trade Centre, trying to take in the horror of what I was seeing, exchanging numb civilities with equally shell-shocked strangers. I saw my own bewilderment's reflected in the eyes of those who had gathered at the site not, I believe, as voyeurs, but out of a graver, more honourable compulsion to bear witness. In the rather different aspect of those who came here ev...
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