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.…
On August 5, 1949, a wildfire overran 16 smokejumpers and firefighters in Mann Gulch on the Helena National Forest in Montana. The fire was most likely started by lightning from a thunderstorm. It was noticed promptly by rangers, who dispatched 16 smokejumpers, under the command of Wagner Dodge. Thought to be much smaller than it actually was, the fire quickly grew large and out of control, covering 3000 acres in 10 minutes during its blow up stage. Upon approaching Mann Gulch, the crew noticed the fire had already crossed onto their side of the gulch. Seeing the extreme danger in this, the order to retreat back up the slope was given and the men moved up the hill. Dodge later gave the order for the men to drop their pack…
This paper is about the Coatesville fires in Pennsylvania in 2008. The fires were being randomly started with no reason. The fires were set by a group of people. The five suspects that were arrested were Robert Tracy Jr who was an assistant fire chief, (6 ABC Action News 2009), a 19 year old teenager named Roger Leon Barlow, McWilliams who suffered from mental illness, George Donkewicz, and Mark Gilliam a friend of Barlow’s. (MICHAEL P. RELLAHAN 2010) In the next four paragraphs I will explain the four functions of probation/parole and how they can be applied to the Coatesville Fire Cases. (Who is setting the Coatesville Fires?)…
On July 6th of 1944, the state of Connecticut experienced a terrible accident, this fire did more than just take the lives of many by also affecting others in a mental aspect. This accident was that of the Hartford Circus Fire. It was a fire that resulted in the entire destruction of a circus and lives lost by many of the circus’ very own staff, along with many spectators. Many years later, the cause of this fire is still up to some speculation among authorities. This essay will dig into the event of the fire, the investigation of the fire, and the possibilities of what could have happened to cause the fire. This essay will discuss the actions taken by investigating parties with an ethical analysis in mind, as well as an analytical…
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Sauberman, J. (2009, August 9). 602 Lives – The Iroquois Theater Fire of 1903. Retrieved March 1, 2010 from http://journeytofirefighter.com/…
On a calm afternoon last week, a peaceful town was set into panic. A small church in Windrixville caught fire in the early afternoon last week, but something else was wrong. 5 young children were stuck inside. In this article, we will address all about the start, the fire, and the aftermath.…
Warmth, heat, anger, destruction, rage, devastation, death, cleanser, survival, passion, desire, power, energy, colorful, beautiful, magical, quick-movement, flamboyant, bright. These thoughts or connotations and many others have crept into the minds of many whilst they were gazing at the lively bursts of the fire as it dances. Many feel a sense of safety from the warmth given off by the fire; others only see it as wild and uncontrollable. Although, all of these connotations and many more exist, yet, the main context in which fire is used in “Barn Burning” is as a way to represent Abner’s lack of power through self-expression.…
There is the dismantling of myths, particularly the myth of the streets of New York piled high with the crumpled corpses of financiers who had thrown themselves from the still gaping windows of…
In 2001, the chief of the New York City Fire Department, Peter Ganci, was the face of true heroism. He was one of the ordinary individual who rushed into the smoked filled World Trade Center, not knowing if he would see his family again. Although he could hear their cries, he was not able to see where they were coming from. Though he was losing himself, he knew that others’ lives were in his hands. September 11, 2001 was one of the most horrific days ever recorded in United States’ history. After a series of coordinated suicide attacks, the American people counted on Peter Ganci to perform the unthinkable. In the mist of his selfless act, he lost his life instantly when the Twin Towers collapsed. This ordinary individual was not seeking recognition…
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, was something foreign to me until just recently. How could such a big tragedy of our nation's history, not make it into more books and other texts? Before this, I had only heard about the terrorist attacks in New York, but never an incident not involving an outside source. It is a sorrowful yet interesting topic, and it makes me question why it the factory fire is not more commonly known about.…
The summer of 1871 was very dry, leaving the ground parched and the wooden city vulnerable. On Sunday evening, October 8, 1871, just after nine o'clock, a fire broke out in the barn behind the home of Patrick and Catherine O'Leary at 13 DeKoven Street. How the fire started is still unknown today, but an O'Leary cow often gets the credit. The firefighters, exhausted from fighting a large fire the day before, were first sent to the wrong neighborhood. When they finally arrived at the O'Leary's, they found the fire raging out of control. The blaze quickly spread east and north. Wooden houses, commercial and industrial buildings, and private mansions were all consumed in the blaze. Historians agree that on Sunday evening, October 8, 1871, the Chicago Fire did indeed start in the barn of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Catherine O'Leary. While the blaze ironically spared the O'Leary home, located on the city's West Side at 137 De Koven Street, much of the rest of Chicago was not so fortunate. Before the fire died out in the early morning of Tuesday, October 10, it had cut a swath through Chicago approximately three and one-third square miles in size. Property valued at $192,000,000 was destroyed, 100,000 people were left homeless, and 300 people lost their lives.…
It was a very dry and windy day. When it was windy that helped the fire grow big, and now the people were using buckets to stop the water. When the fire was just getting worse. The people of Chicago were in great danger Chicago was A…
On the morning of September 11, 2001 millions of people were in shock the moment they received news that the World Trade Center was hit. The images from this horrific day flooded the media’s television screens and newspaper articles. Perhaps the most gruesome images shown were those of people jumping out of the building as they were collapsing. Tom Junod, a writer for the Esquire magazine, illustrates his perspective of this shocking incident through pictures, media coverage, and depicting people’s reactions in his article The Falling Man. Tom Junod’s article should be read by anyone who believes they have felt all there is to feel from the 9/11 attack. He will prove otherwise that there is indeed still much emotion to be felt even 10 years after the happenings of that day. Tom Junod brings back the almost forgotten, painful recollections, of the morning of September 11.…
On the day of the bombing, Miss Toshinki Sasaki had woken up at three in the morning to arrange and formulate the breakfast of her siblings and father. She was also preparing meals for the rest of the day for her mother and little brother. When Miss Toshinki Sasaki had accomplished her morning agenda at seven in the morning, she made her way to work at the East Asia tin works as a sales clerk. Miss Toshinki Sasaki was assigned to help to set up and prepare a memorial service for a past employee who had deliberately committed suicide at the age of 16. Miss Toshinki Sasaki had felt terrible awful and carried strong guilt for the young employee. As soon as she completed her assignment, she advanced back to her table which was near a bookshelf/bookcase. Miss Toshinki Sasaki had rotated her head to converse with a formal employee was she had sighted a bright light and was shocked with trepidation. The next thing she knew, a bookshelf of novels had collapsed on top of her, crushing her and injuring her leg beneath her. She was unconscious for about three hours and tried to yell for help, but sadly no one was able to help her.…