I need help!!!

[Cactuscat222]

Hey Ciro, mind sending me your essay afters its done, sources and all? XD I have a history essay due tomorrow too, about anything... sooo yeah... win-win right?  ::)

[Ciro]

I dunno if I'll be done, chances are I'll work on it more tomorrow morning in my free class...

[Cactuscat222]

That's my plan as well, if I'm not able to finish it by a decent time tonight.

Good luck though!

[Ciro]

For your sake, I can post what I  have now.



The Evolution of Armor

Armor has served an important role throughout history and by evolving drastically over time, from the early leather design of Egypt, the efficient sword-stopping chain mail in the Middle Ages, to even the most recent body armors such as modern Kevlar and dragon skin, armor has saved countless lives from unnecessary injury and death. Without armor, an unprotected soldier was sure to die in battle. The quality of his equipment and quantity was key to survival, but to understand armor, one must first know the different kinds of armor, and their parts.
Each type of armor has a specific roll to play. Chainmail, for example, is best for close combat, and can handle the slashings of swords. Whereas full plate armor is more suited to horseback riding combat, and is meant to take heavy blows, but has poor maneuverability. All types of armor has its pros and cons and it all depends on how one will be fighting that determines what kind of armor will be used.
Typically full body armor can be broken down into six major groups; head, chest, arms, groin, legs, and footwear. The piece covering your head is called your helmet, or helm which can be accompanied by a visor to protect the eyes and a gorget to protect the neck and clavicle region. A coif would be used for chainmail, which is just a hood made from chain links. For the chest, a breastplate, other known as a cuirass, would be worn along with besagews to protect the shoulder and axillary region. Bracers, which covered the forearms, and spaulders, which covered the upper arm, were used to protect the wearer?s arms and gauntlets were used to protect the hands and wrist area.

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Leather armor was one of the first forms of armor. There were two main kinds of leather armor, cuir bouilli which is treated with oil, and that treated with lacquer. These treatments would allow the leather to be molded into the shape desired, and hardened after drying. A third form, by soaking it in wax was rarely used due to the pricey cost of wax. Leather armor was commonly used as bracers, cuisses and greaves. The advantages to leather armor is that it is light, easy to work with, and won?t overheat the wearer, but it can?t handle heavy blows and is susceptible to damage due to the weather.

[EpicPhailure]

I think Dragon Skin should be capitalized since it's the name of the brand.