- published: 13 May 2016
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A bastion is an angular structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of an artillery fortification. The fully developed bastion consists of two faces and two flanks with fire from the flanks being able to protect the curtain wall and also the adjacent bastions. It is one element in the style of fortification dominant from the mid 16th to mid 19th centuries. Bastion fortifications offered a greater degree of passive resistance and more scope for ranged defense in the age of gunpowder artillery compared with the medieval fortifications they replaced.
Bastions differ from medieval towers in a number of respects. Bastions are lower than towers and are normally of similar height to the adjacent curtain wall. The height of towers, although making them difficult to scale, also made them easy for artillery to destroy. A bastion would normally have a ditch in front, the opposite side of which would be built up above the natural level then slope away gradually. This glacis shielded most of the bastion from the attackers cannon while the distance from the base of the ditch to the top of the bastion meant it was still difficult to scale.
Actors: Jason Hawkins (writer), Jason Hawkins (producer), Jason Hawkins (director), Jason Hawkins (editor), Sam Brittan (actor), Sam Brittan (producer), Tabitha Williams (actress), David Loftus (actor), Dara Davey (producer), Dara Davey (actress), Conner Williams (actor), Amanda Vasconcellos (actress), W. Paul Brewster (actor), James W. Grimes (actor), Alicia Rose (actress),
Plot: It started with an act of terrorism: a dirty bomb -a radioactive attack on American soil that completely devastated the American mid-west and left millions dead or dying. Immediately our government looked to overseas threats -Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan... North Korea... but then the truth came. The attack was not carried out by foreign operatives, but by a coordinated effort of domestic terrorist. America was under attack by its own citizens. The government moved quickly, and with one fell swoop they seized complete control of the country, closing our borders, establishing a curfew, implementing a special police force, and regulating all aspects of our lives. They took control of the internet. Implemented a military draft, took away our firearms, and restricted all air travel. Democrats and Republicans united, and passed a law to give the government complete emergency control for the duration of the crisis. They called this law the United States Security Enforcement Act. It's been nearly 10 years and martial law is still in effect. Unemployment is at 38%. All citizens are tracked through their digital devices. All businesses are owned by the government. Special government police troops patrol the streets, seeking out and detaining suspected terrorist. The population lives in fear. We are prisoners in our own country, held hostage by our own government. Many of us now believe the government was directly responsible for the attacks in the mid-west that killed so many. They used our fear to seize control. The general population starves while the corporate government grows fat. People began to take to the streets, protesting, demanding the truth. The government fought back, detaining and executing thousands in a purge of suspected insurgents. What began as civil unrest may soon become a full scale civil war. This is America. The time is now. My name is Edenfall_318, I'm a journalist, and for the first time since the collapse of America, the truth will be told. This is my story...
Genres: Sci-Fi,Actors: Guy Grosso (actor), Annie Savarin (actress), Yvonne Clech (actress), Danielle Godet (actress), Gérard Lecaillon (actor), Jacques Bodoin (actor), Juliette Saint-Giniez (writer), Maurice Fasquel (director), Harriett Ariel (actress), Henry Kubnick (writer), Rinaldo Bassi (director), Jean Lemaire (composer), Denise de Saint-Pierre (actress),
Genres: Comedy,No tears but she was soaked
How could I leave you alone
You're strong like the wind
So I get blown; your look strikes me down
Left you in a dance
Alone you jived, black boys surround
But my heart is so hard
Like your boots, stomping the ground
(CHORUS)
But it's never gonna get any better
So what's the point in all this stress and tears?
We're just running up a brick wall here
Might as well cut the threads cos
This could go on for years
It's a little airtight locked inside with you in here
It's a little airtight locked inside with you in here
It's a little airtight locked inside with you
Your suga don't taste so sweet tonight
Must be something on my mind (must be something on my mind, must be something on my mind)
The grass is always greener on the other side
Why am I hopeless without you?
I love it when you hold me tight
Makes me forget that there's something on my mind
Twist and pull but I won't drown tonight
Think I've got to get my head right
(CHORUS)
But it's never gonna get any better
So what's the point in all this stress and tears?
We're just running up a brick wall here
Might as well cut the threads cos
This could go on for years
It's a little airtight locked inside with you in here
It's a little airtight locked inside with you in here
It's a little airtight locked inside with you
You can't save me from myself
I think I've fallen in too deep
Tumbleweed yet these roots grow so deep
I still get butterflies when I think about you
Got your own back, remember that night
You were drunk, you were spoiling for a fight
Kicked and screamed till you could not speak
Then we made the best love we had had in weeks
But it's never gonna get any better
Won't hold you back so I think I'll say goodbye
Can't see your point and there's no point if you won't try
Not fond of begging so I think I'll make it clear
It's a little airtight locked inside with you in here
It's a little airtight locked inside with you in here
It's a little airtight locked inside with you, with you, with you, with you
(CHORUS)
But it's never gonna get any better
So what's the point in all this stress and tears?
We're just running up a brick wall here
Might as well cut the threads cos
This could go on for years
It's a little airtight locked inside with you in here
It's a little airtight locked inside with you in here
It's a little airtight locked inside with you in here
It's a little airtight locked inside with you in here