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Medieval Weaponry Research Assignment By Kaelen Ruddell 01/04/16 Year 8 SOSE Assignment Semester 1 Term 1 Types of Medieval Swords: 1. Arming Swords 2. Broad Swords 3. Falchions 4. Long Swords 1. Definition of a “Sword”: a weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard, used for thrusting or striking and now typically worn as part of ceremonial dress. 1) Arming Swords: The Arming sword (commonly known as the knight’s sword) is a single hand cruciform sword of the high…

between the age of 20-30. In an interview with Michael Armour, a financial planner, he simply…

Kevin A. Plank was born August 13, 1972. An American entrepreneur and businessman who founded Under Armour which is a sports apparel and footwear company. He is also the current CEO of his company. At the age of 43 Kevin is worth 3.9 Billion dollars. He studied business in University of Maryland and played football there. He launched a few businesses before starting Under Armour. Cupid’s Valentine being one of them. It was a rose delivery service that made 17,000$ which eventually served…

The two commercials that are being compared will be Steph Curry Under Armour shoe and LeBron James Nike shoe. Both commercials contain outstanding basketball superstar athletes that have cultivated the NBA league. However, both players have set a different appeal on their spectators when it comes to purchasing their brand. Steph Curry expresses determination and enhancement to grab his spectator’s attention while advertising his Curry 3’s. LeBron focus more on the qualities and features of his…

calcareous or bony plates which fit closely together or overlap. Scales are complex derivatives of the integument and are derived from the mesenchymal cells of the dermis. They vary greatly in size, shape, structure, and extent, ranging from rigid armour plates in fishes such as shrimp fishes and box fishes, to microscopic or absent in fishes such as eels and anglerfishes. Generally scales are transparent but in many species, scales have pigmented dots (e.g. rainbow trout). Many…

The House of Pride is a wicked place that leads men away from glorification of God and towards glorification of self. It can be seen, therefore, that though Redcrosse wears the armour of God he is not free from falling into the arms of deception. Redcrosse begins his journey overconfident, not perceptive, and filled with pride. These attributes, while still present in the Knight as the story develops, begin to fade away as Redcrosse…

Over the merry ruckus, Titus called, “Let us take the defeated man’s armour so our comrades may know of our victory.” A roar of approval answered his words. Once the armour was retrieved the scouting party rode away, leaving the enemy and their corpse behind. Titus laughed and joked with his companions as they went. His cheeks hurt from smiling by the time they rode into camp. From the first moment they entered,…

that the British suffered roughly 475 losses in total: 82 dead, 43 wounded, 69 wounded captives, 274 captured, and 7 missing. While bulky leather armour and horned helmets are common representations of Vikings in popular culture, historical and archaeological data presents a different picture. Mostly made up of helmets, body armour, and shields, Viking armour was well-made, long-lasting, and highly accurately crafted. The common misconception is that Viking helmets had horns; however, they were…

I love soccer. 3 things that can go wrong while playing goalie is having your back bent backward, standing inside the goal, and not paying attention to the ball and players. Just like you can get blown out in a soccer game, so can an empire. Political assassinations, military problems, and foreign invasions. Of these, the most important reason was foreign invasions. One important reason that Rome fell was political assassinations. Evidence that there was a problem is that there were 23 emperors…

The three themes that jumped out at me in “A Knight's Tale” were the themes of romance, bravery, and social class. William and Jocelyn represent of the theme of romance. From the moment William saw Jocelyn he was enticed. When he first talked to her, she didn’t tell him her name. From that point on he made it his goal to have her tell him her name. Over the course of the movie he finds out that she is interested in a man named “Adhemar”. William’s villain in the movie that is planning to ask…