Richard W. Wrangham is a Professor of Biological Anthropology at Harvard University. He had a long term study in Kanyawara chimpanzees and he was well known for his work in the ecology of primate social system. The book Catching Fire refers to the activities of our human ancestors when they began to use fire to practice cooked diet. Although the topic is pretty academic, but Richard used simple sentences and words to explain his ideas well. Yet the proof is still preciseness with provided evidences, and the conclusion is convincible. Hence, this source should be trustable.…
Purpose/Objective: The ground state is the normal electron configuration of atoms or ions in an element. When atoms or ions in ground state are heated to a higher temperature, some electrons absorb enough energy to move them to higher energy levels. This is known as the excited state. However, the excited configuration is unstable, and the electrons must return back to their positions in the lower energy level. As they return, the energy that was previously absorbed is now emitted in the form of electromagnetic energy. This energy can be displayed in the form of visible light. The main purpose/objective of this lab was to observe the characteristic colors produced by certain metallic ions when they are vaporized in a flame.…
Immoral owners ignored basic worker’s rights. Exceptionally hazardous working conditions, ridiculous long hours, and low wages were the lives of the workers at the Triangle Waist Company. Most workers were women immigrants seeking a better life in the United States. Speaking out would end with the loss of their needed jobs, forcing them to suffer personal indignities and severe mistreatment. Because of the poor working conditions the Women’s Trade Union League helped the younger women workers go on strike. This incident sparked a spontaneous walkout of its 400 employees. An agreement was made that established grievance system in the garment industry after the cloak maker’s strike of 1910.…
It was a chilly afternoon in Windrixville, Oklahoma when the abandoned church located atop of Jay Mountain mysteriously combusted into fire. Concurrently, the town’s local school were having a school trip close by Jay Mountain earlier that day, and five children were then reported missing. Amidst the whole incident, a trio of teenagers took notice of the missing children. Two of the teenagers, Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade, deliberately rushed into the burning building and fetched the kids. The remaining teen, named Dallas Winston, helped the children escape out of the window.…
New York - On Saturday March 25th it had been an excruciating week for both men and women machine workers at the Triangle factory in lower Manhattan. The workers were making plans for the night and looking forward to their one day off, when suddenly flames combust from a waste basket underneath one of the workers tables. Workers hurried to get buckets of water to extinguish the fire but it had been too late. The fire had outburst consuming the air and expanded viciously to other waste bins and files. The blazing inferno cultivated and prolonged so rapidly after just half an hour the viscous fire had disintegrated the entire 9th, 10th and 11th floor . Later investigators found over a 140 corpses .…
The Triangle Fire was a horrible event which caused deaths of workers who were working at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. This factory was a sweatshop. A sweatshop was a place where people worked for long hours with low pay, and they worked in very poor conditions. People who worked here were there for the money that they needed. They were immigrants, young women, and children. They may have been doing this to support their family. Poor conditions and a few other things caused many deaths in this fire. Also there was a policy from the government called the laissez faire. This policy said that the government can't interfere with the business operations. This was favored by the business because then they could do whatever they wanted to. The business could have horrible conditions for the workers…
The Great Chicago Fire happened on the night of Oct 8-10, 1871. One legend is at a barn located on the land of Patrick and Catherine O’ Leary at 137 DeKoven Street on the city’s southwest side and the fire started when the family’s cow kicked over the lantern and it lighted the hay and the barn caught on fire. Before the Great Chicago Fire the city average was 2 fires per day. In 1997, the Chicago City Council exonerated Mrs. O’ Leary and her cow. She turned into a recluse after the fire and she died in 1895.…
On the date October 8, 1871 Chicago Illinois was a city to burn. Chicago was a young city but on this day the great “Chicago fire.” You might be asking yourself why is this so important well I am about to tell u why the “ A city is Ready to Burn.”…
The question I am going to try and answer with an experiment is: How can we inflate a balloon by mixing an acid and a base?…
Introduction The triangle fire disaster in 1911 was the opening for United States to consider fire safety measures in the country. After the incidence, New York City, where the fire started, tighten up their laws to not only ensure fire safety but also lead to various labour laws including strict child labour, worker’s right, and sanitation issues. Records suggest their employers did not properly compensate majority of workers at that time while they also allow individuals too young to work as some of them age only 14 or 15.…
The collection and application of evidence have become essential to criminal investigations and prosecutions. Clear and convincing evidence could prove a crime that has been committed, establish key elements of a crime, target a suspect and someone associated with a crime, exonerate the innocent, corroborate a victim’s testimony, and assist in establishing the facts of what occurred (McEwen). Although evidence plays a significant role in prosecutions, there are still many cases involving misuse of evidence, which results in the conviction of an innocent person. In the case of “Trial by Fire,” due to the misuse of evidence by the fire investigators, the State of Texas wrongfully executed Cameron Todd Willingham who was convicted of murdering…
The title of the documentary I watched is “Triangle Fire” it was made February 28, 2011 about the massive Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 that killed 146 people. The thesis of this film is mainly taking a look into the working lives of immigrants in the early 1900’s. The filmmaker’s agenda was apparent in this film and it was to expose the working conditions, and lives of these workers at the time to ensure the viewer would know the corruption that was at hand with the private industry of American factories. This film wanted to convey the message that the working conditions in factories in these times were unacceptable and they led to the biggest work related tragedy in that city to date. This film is accurate because it covers all the historical evidence that’s needed to show its viewers what the working condition were that…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (King, April 16, 1963) this quote was said by Martin Luther King Jr. Injustice is a synonym of the word unfairness; meaning, that injustice is when people are not being fair. In the cases of To Kill a Mockingbird, The Scottsboro Boys and The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Injustice was a part of the verdict. In To kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. In the Scottsboro boys case the nine boys that were found on the train were accused by the two women that they raped the two women. In the shirtwaist fire the women were suing the owners of the building because they locked the women in and there were no exits. The women pleaded and the jury still found the owners not guilty. In the trials the Scottsboro boys, Tom Robinson and The shirt waist fire women were falsely accused of what they did. Each defendant/prosecution was accused for something they didn’t do. (Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird) (Scottsboro Boys, Documentary)…
What started as a small spark , possibly in a barn, ignited one of the most destructive and largest catastrophes, in Chicago’s history. The Great Chicago fire of 1871 is still a mystery. MAny have speculated, pointed fingers, and taken blame for the devastating fire that destroyed hundreds of acres, took many lives, and charred the Windy City to ashes. The truths to what really happened on that late night on the eighth of October may never be unravelled. Many do however feel that the evidence suggests that it was an accidental or a freak of nature and environmental conditions fueled the fire into rage letting it get out of control. The raging fire of almost 145 years ago still has scientists baffled, and remains a mystery today.…
1. Only within the last 20 years have studies of juvenile firesetting begun to explain the many dynamics and variables associated with this dangerous behavior. These findings have provided a better understanding of how to assess these actions and conduct appropriate…