Protecting Those at War: The Bulletproof Vest

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At this very moment armed forces are fighting for our freedom overseas. These brave soldiers go out everyday risking their lives for us. This is not a safe job numerous incidents bring these people to harm, but there is a way that chemistry has helped protect those at war. This is by the invention of the bulletproof vest. This vest can stop bullets from entering someone’s body with only leaving bruises behind. Somewhere else in the world a fire is burning down a house with people inside. Firefighters will be called to put out the fire and help these innocent people. The equipment they wear helps protect them from serious burns and injuries allowing them to do their job. The bulletproof vest and firefighters uniform cannot be made unless made with a material called Kevlar. Kevlar is an invention used in everyday life. It has been manufactured in gloves, clothing, bicycle helmets, batting gloves, facemasks, canoes, kayaks, golf clubs; the list goes on and on. Kevlar in my mind is important not only in recreational use, but also in the protection of loved ones keeping us safe from harm. Without using chemistry Kevlar would have never been invented, leaving the world a much sadder place. Let us further enrich our minds about a little piece of chemistry that would change the way we live our lives.
Before the invention of the bulletproof vest the only real protection available against firearms were walls or natural barriers such as rocks, trees, and ditches. People could not just run straight into a fight as seen today. They would have to cower away from their enemy or die. Today we see just the opposite. The first bulletproof vest was made in the United States was of silk material. The project came to attention after the assassination...

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...hield people out of harms way.
Chemistry has not only fueled our daily lives in this one small aspect, but in millions of different ways. Even though I do not particularly enjoy the field of chemistry I am extremely grateful that some people out there do. My paper, which focuses on the use of a material saving lives at this very moment, is a great example of chemistry working in a way to our advantage. Chemistry has helped families remain intact, people come together, and lives to be much simpler. The correlation between chemistry and technology has made our lives be better. Without this correlation I do not know what we would be like. Would we still be walking everywhere? Or would we still not have electricity? Would people still even exist? These are not unanswered questions. We see the answers around us everyday through the discoveries in the field of chemistry.

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