David and Goliath
The story of David and Goliath has been told for more than two thousand years. It has also raised the interests of historians to see if the story can be proven. Now, before we make any conclusions, about the story, there are several questions we need to ask: could David have killed a person with a sling, could the place where the battle happened existed, and the final thing we need to ask ourselves is, could giants have existed two thousand years ago? Now before we talk about David's ability to kill a person with a sling, we need to familiarize ourselves with the weapon David used. The sling, used at the time of the battle, may have been made out of woven fibers and some sort of animal hide. The next question we need to think about is, was the sling around during the time of David's existence? The answer is yes. "Carbon dating has shown that prehistoric man not only used the sling, but hunted with it as well" (Tunis 15). Now after having taken part in the "SHSU Great Sling Research Project" I have come to a conclusion. A person, if given enough time, could become skilled with a sling. One more thing that gives this idea credit is the fact that, David was able to scare off, or even kill, anima
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Approximate Word count = 895
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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