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    28 of the last 38 world record holders in the men 's 100-meter dash have been black athletes.(Rowan,2010) Of course, there are successful white athletes, but, overall, black dominance on the race track is very apparent. Athletes of African ancestry hold genetic advantages in the sport of running.Of the top 200 official times at the 100 meter dash, not one has been run by a white athlete. Only black sprinters have (officially) run under 10 seconds in the 100 meter dash.(Lindsey 2000) Every winner

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    between Usain Bolt (Elite athlete) and an amateur athlete. The investigation will identify both athlete’s velocity, acceleration and time displacement over the 100m sprint. We used Bolts world record time of 9.58s from the Berlin World Championships in 2009 and the amateur athlete’s time of 12.79 which we gained from carrying out a lab experiment. We then input both sets of data to create graphs to easily identify the similarities and differences between both athletes. Introduction In 2009 Usain Bolt

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    Hernando and The Lightning Bolt In 300 B.C., there lived a man named Hernando in the village of Oakwood. As the general of hundreds and thousands of soldiers, he was a mighty warrior who conquered many adversaries. Together Hernando and his army have reclaimed their village of Oakwood, from the French, earning the honor of their people. One day, Hernando was looking for something to eat and his 15 year old daughter, Sophia, looked out of the window and said, “mommy looks irritated about something

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    Armory Case

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    R oughly ten minutes after Harold, Margaret, Isolde and Walther were in the midst of their little heated argument, the Silent Orphan, Chandler the Fair and the Dewy-Eyed Princess were asked at the request of the Roßweiße and Horst the Worst to meet at Plaidstadt’s armory. They were expected to be there, immediately after the briefing had finally been concluded. Due to the fact that it was only a short walk from where the projector room was, hardly any excuse given could be tolerated. And so, without

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    The First World War

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    launch bullets and missiles at nearby enemy bases. The downfall of the tank was the fact it was unable to cross the trenches. Tanks were not the only pieces of equipment that could access this machinery but U boats and planes too. The British carried ‘bolt action rifles’ in which fired 15 rounds per minute at a minimum range of 1,400 metres away. This allowed the British to take out foes at a far greater range. By using machinery in which rules out the need for getting up close to the enemy was a great

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    bonds back then, salespeople used to say “a bond is a bullet in your best man’s gun.” But what about the gun itself? The U.S was coming out with new weaponry for soldiers. They were making semi automatic rifles and submachine guns, surpassing German bolt action rifles. We were also surpassing our allies, like France and the Soviet Union, who couldn’t make semi automatic rifles. (""infantry Weapons"+"World War II"")Going by the facts of the weaponry the soldiers

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    and tools that we have today. For example, a wrench is displayed in the hand. In modern times, one is likely to see a drill or something of that sort on an advertisement. Likewise, the other hand grasps a gun. This gun is likely an old, bolt-action rifle. The bolt action rifles are slow at loading and a waste of time compared to the advanced guns available. We have plenty of guns that can amount to twice the damage and more rounds per magazine. If a similar principle were placed on a poster of modern

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    WWII Forces during the Second World War. It was a widely used by the American forces and was a very successful gun against many of its competitors such as the Arisaka or the German rifle 98 Mauser. The mechanism for this gun is a gas operated rotating bolt action single fire gun. The M1 Garand was manufactured from 1936 to 1957 and was manufactured by the Springfield Armoury, Winchester and Beretta. It was later manufactured in Harrington and Richardson and the International Harvester. The approximate

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    Some Inhumans are at the base with Vince and Andrew about to go fight Chuck off and stop him from doing this.. 2 sets of inhuman parents and Good friends of Andrew and Vince, Sarah, Frank and Patricia, Nick asked if Andrew and Vince could look after their kids if they don't come back, train them to fight as they age.. Sarah and Frank son ( Shawn ,5 ) And Nick and Patricia daughter ( Tori ,5 ) Andrew and Vince both kept their words.. Hannah tells Andrew she loves him very much and to take care of

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    Christopher Scott “Chris” Kyle is renowned as the deadliest sniper in America’s Military history. When Chris was 8 he received his first rifle, a 30-06 bolt action rifle, along with a shotgun, that he used to hunt pheasant, quail, and deer hear his home in Odessa, Texas. On off nights from school, Chris got involved in the sport of rodeo. Chris’s passion for horses and riding turned him into a successful bronco rider. But his career was abruptly ended when Chris suffered a career ending injury to

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