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Explosives Essays and Term Papers
Different Types Of ExplosivesPurpose:
To learn about the different areas of explosives and the separate
explosives related to each group.
Explosive adj. 1. of, involving, or characterized by an explosion or
explosions. 2. capable of exploding or tending to explode. 3. potentially
violent or hazardous; dangerous: an explosive ...
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Bioremediation Of Explosives In Contaminated SoilTNT is not the kind of substance that most people think of composting, but it can be done! At several U.S. Army depots, the water used in processing explosives was disposed of through evaporation from unlined lagoons. This has resulted in sediments and soils that are contaminated with TNT (2,4,6- ...
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History Of GunpowderGunpowder is the oldest of all explosives. It was used by the ancient
Chinese, Arabs, and people of India first. But exact directions on how to make
it were not known to the western World until 1242, when Roger Bacon of Oxford
University, in England published a book in which he told the ...
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PyroTechnicsspecial effects are widely used in motion picture production to create all types of effects involving explosions, fires, light, smoke and sound concussions. The types of materials used include flash powder, flash paper, gun cotton, black powder (gunpowder), smokeless powder, detonator ...
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ATFstands for The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms they
are basically a law enforcement organization within the United States Department
of Treasury with unique responsibilities dedicated to reducing violent crimes ,
collecting revenue, and protecting the public. enforces the Federal laws ...
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A Young Hero"Shit !" A well known sound to Gregory made it hurt in his ears. The alarm rang. Somehow the guards must have observed the hole in the electric fence and figured out what it meant... an intruder had broken into the station. A red light was blinking and the alarm called out the signal for ...
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Military TechnologyWhen the first computer was built some decades ago, it was capable of doing simple calculations and other basic tasks. The engineers had no idea what the future would bring within the world of computers. Their invention was the first step in a major professional and personal transformation in the ...
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Teenage SuicideSuicide is the voluntary act of taking one’s own life. In the United States, suicide is the second leading cause of death for teenagers. Only accidents claim more lives each year. In 1987, there were more than 600,000 suicide attempts. Six thousand of them ended in death. That average out to ...
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Computers And The MilitaryWhen the first computer was built some decades ago, it was capable of doing simple calculations and other basic tasks. The engineers had no idea what the future would bring within the world of computers. Their invention was the first step in a major professional and personal transformation in the ...
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Computers And The MilitaryWhen the first computer was built some decades ago, it was capable of doing simple calculations and other basic tasks. The engineers had no idea what the future would bring within the world of computers. Their invention was the first step in a major professional and personal transformation in the ...
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Inside The IRA“This morning, another IRA kills 1 and injures 40.” This statement is all too familiar in the news of Britain and Northern Ireland. The IRA, or Irish Republican Army, is a terrorist paramilitary group that opposes the connection between Northern Ireland and Great Britain and refuses to recognize ...
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ShpereBurrito's are a great food that is very tasty. Sometimes burritos are made of the exact same ingredients but taste totally
different. Sometimes burritos from food chains are different from
location to location. Good burritos are a perfect combination of
spice and flavor. Both of these are also ...
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For Whom The Bell Tollsis a novel loosely based on Ernest Hemingway's own experiences in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930's. Before I delve into the book itself, I thought it would be best to give some background information on Ernest Hemingway and on the Spanish Civil war and the circumstances surrounding ...
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Hemingways For Whom The Bell TFor Whom the Bell Tolls is a novel loosely based on Ernest Hemingway's own experiences in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930's. Before I delve into the book itself, I thought it would be best to give some background information on Ernest Hemingway and on the Spanish Civil war and the circumstances ...
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For Whom The Bell Tollsis a novel loosely based on Ernest Hemingway's own experiences in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930's. Before I delve into the book itself, I thought it would be best to give some background information on Ernest Hemingway and on the Spanish Civil war and the circumstances surrounding it. ...
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The Trancontinental RailroadVail Mountain School Grade 8
Although many changes occurred in the mid 1800’s in America, such as the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War, the Transcontinental Railroad profoundly changed the U.S. This tremendous project, partly funded by Congress, was one of the key factors that ...
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Bureau Of Alchohol, Tobacco, ATHE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms(ATF) was founded in 1972,
established as a separate agency inside the U.S. Treasury Department. Before this
transition took place, all of the ATF's responsibilities were under the care of the IRS.
The ...
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The First Atomic TestOn Monday morning July 16, 1945, the world was changed forever when the first atomic bomb was tested in an isolated area of the New Mexico desert. Conducted in the final month of World War II by the top-secret Manhattan Engineering District, this test was code named Trinity. The Trinity test took ...
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Ordanance SpecialistsOrdnance Specialist
Ordnance is a military term used to define weapons and ammunition. Most armies, navies, and air forces have ordnance departments. It is the responsibility of the ordnance department to design, make, repair, and distribute weapons and ammunition. People ...
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Gun ControlGun Control
“Gun violence in America kills more than 30,000 and injures almost 20,000 each year. The access to firearms in the United States is far too easy in 2012, there were a total of 31,076 deaths due to firearms” (Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence). Each state varies in law, from who can ...
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