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    The Cannon-Bard Theory

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    Thus it influenced him to be aggressive and violent. Theory of emotion relating to this incident The theory of emotion that best describes this incident is the Cannon-Bard Theory. The psychologist and the founder of this theory, Walter Cannon, states that the experience of emotion happens at the same time that physiological arousal happens. When the driver threw the water bottle at the blue van, the van driver feels angry while simultaneously his heart

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    and simplicities such as clothing. These new things changed their life. In the battle scene, the Indians steal gun powder from the Spanish. The gun powder is then used by the Indians to their advantage. By using home made cannons, they are not totally helpless to the cannons and bullets of the opposing side. One of the most memorable scenes of the movie shows the small native girl picking up a destroyed violin and taking it with her with many more children on a canoe. The only reason I can see

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    "I am a mighty watch dog," Erich announced on these days and puffed out his chest. "You women rest and I will keep my eyes out for anything dangerous that comes close." He always believed he needed to protect us. Mama smiled at her beloved son, but I could see her eyes. It was then I knew she wouldn 't depend on him. As we traveled there were several villages, but we children were never allowed to approach them. Mama told us, "I will go into that town to see if I can ask for some food." "I will

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    starting to overflow. "So push me down the steps. Lock the door. I can use a cannon as a weight." "You'll drown!" "That's the point." His shoulders slumped. "Please Adam." I thought back to when I was forced to kill Jon, only a few days before that. I swallowed. "Okay." Slowly, Joseph walked over to the stairs and gave one last final look at the sky. He gripped my shoulders. The old man returned with a rope and a cannon. "No matter what, okay? Do not open the door." I shook my head, trying to hold

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    The creation of gunpowder goes back to the late 19th century during the late tang dynasty. Gunpowder was created accidentally by the Chinese while creating a potion for the pursuit of immortality, the Chinese added gunpowder as one of the FOUR GREAT INVENTIONS. Gunpowder also brought new inventions to the 19th century. It brought new technology for military wise, a new type of warfare developed. Gunpowder empires began to develop known as the ottoman, Safadi, and Mughal. They were among the most

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    The Battle of Gettysburg: The Role of Artillery One of the largest casualty producing battles in American history was the Battle of Gettysburg, and it was largely attributed to the artillery. Due to effective leadership, advanced tactics superior fires, the Union Army was able to influence the tide of the battle. The Artillery used during the Battle of Gettysburg was essential to the Union forces’ victory. In total, there were over 370 Union Army artillery units at Gettysburg during the battle

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    Guns firing, cannons booming, swords ringing, fists flying, and shouts rising all the while as Union soldiers dressed in bloodstained blue uniforms and Confederate forces clad with mud-caked grey attire colliding on a battlefield masked with gun smoke and dust. Images like this and others related often tend to appear in a person’s mind when someone mentions the words, “Civil War.” While this image has accuracy, soldiers had a large amount of time away from battle because fighting did not occur too

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    My Hunger Games Adventure On an ordinary reaping day in district 12, we 12 year olds were in a group very scared. Our first year eligible for the hunger games. The person who draws the names started with the girls and drew one of my friends named Autumn Mason. “Now for the boys,” says the announcer. Today is the worst day of my life because my other best friend, named Connor Flores, got chosen. Of course two 12 year olds. I could not let my two best friend’s die, so I volunteered as a tribute.

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    Crisbecq Gun Battery

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    The German Navy set up a huge 4 x 210 mm gun battery in Crisbecq, a small village located in the Saint-Marcouf district. The German soldiers built it right before the battles of D-Day in Crisbecq. A gun battery is a unit of guns grouped together in some type of building or shelter in order to have a better battlefield and communication within the troops. For the American troops being transported by ships to the Utah Beach landing areas, this battery was a real danger. The battery was shot at

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    Bahauddin grabbed for a place to rest his hand while he lifted his feet, climbing through the shaft, out of the caverns. Every crack of stone was filled with overgrown moss, As he rose, he could see the sky was just before nightfall. The only sound around was the howl of the wind, and the keys clanging against each other like a windchime during a breezy spring afternoon. Ascending up the shaft, he was cautiously concentrating for each and every placement of his hands and feet, careful not to slip

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