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    If there was a fire in my house I would take three thing that are meaningful to me and symbolize other things in my life; the symbolization of the objects is similar to the symbolism of a certain ritual that was very important to me. One of the objects I would take with me out of the fire is my guitar. I would also take take a picture frame with a collage of picture of me when I was younger. I would also take a old picture of mickey mouse framed on my wall. The ritual that really meant something

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    the sleeping child beside me‚ and grabbed a hold of the black metal frame of my bed. My reflexes reacted quickly‚ and I released my grip. The hot metal had burned my hand. In that short second‚ I turned my head without taking a breath and saw that a fire was dancing up the side of the wall‚ trailing black ash behind it. "Cheyenne‚" I whispered‚ not knowing whether I should be waking her up or leaving her to sleep. "Cheyenne‚ wake up! Please wake up!" I grabbed her arms and tossed her body until her

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    The morning was unfolding the same as it always had. My husband had already left for work and I was home with our two year old son‚ Cameron. Breakfast was already cleaned from the table and a load of laundry washing. We were just settling in the living room to watch a cartoon. The next set of events happened rather quickly with a strange sense of slowness. It was the lights in our home dimming in and out that initiated my curiosity. It seemed as if we would lose electricity at any time. This was

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    I chose to review The Healthy Firehouse Cookbook by Joseph T. Bonanno‚ Jr. since the book itself is a memento left to my mother and me by my stepfather‚ he was a firefighter in Jersey City who one night passed away in his sleep unexpectedly. The style and culture of the healthy‚ appetizing cuisine found within the writing can be described as nothing short of diverse. There is so much to offer‚ and all of it can be located easily because every section is labeled for your convenience as the reader

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    William Styron’s Set This House on Fire This novel has been criticized for it’s character analysis in that it "often relies too heavily upon psychological explanations‚ a kind of rational reductionism that reduces matphysical speculations to Freudian solutions." Most of the pages are spent trying to explain the motive behind these actions using psychological analysis. Styron starts at the end of his story‚ comes back to the beginning‚ and then tries to explain the outcome by hopping from

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    The Fire ‚ William Saroyan William Saroyan was an American dramatist and author. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in and won the Academy Award for Best Story. He is recognized as "one of the most prominent literary figures of the mid-20th century." Stephen Fry describes Saroyan as "one of the most underrated writers of the 20th century and suggests that he takes his place naturally alongside Hemingway‚ Steinbeck and Faulkner. The heroes of his works were always simple and not very happy

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    FIRE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT A BRIEF GUIDE TO FIRE CHEMISTRY AND EXTINGUISHMENT THEORY FOR FIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE TECHNICIANS BY J. CRAIG VOELKERT COPYRIGHT ® J. CRAIG VOELKERT 2009 FIRE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHMENT A BRIEF GUIDE TO FIRE CHEMISTRY AND EXTINGUISHMENT THEORY FOR FIRE EQUIPMENT SERVICE TECHNICIANS INTRODUCTION The professional service technician‚ who selects‚ installs‚ maintains‚ recharges and otherwise performs service work on portable fire extinguishers‚ pre-engineered

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    Richard burns down his house happened while Richard was a child‚ it foreshadows the events in the rest of the book by showing the growth in the fire and his reactions to the growing flame. In the beginning of the scene in which Richard burns down his house‚ Richard begins with with simply looking at the flames. However‚ soon after‚ Richard grows more and more curious and begins to wonder what else the flames could do. The flame in the scene that Richard burns down his house foreshadows the independence

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    Photo of a fire taken with a 1/4000th of a second exposure A flame is a mixture of reacting gases and solids emitting visible‚ infrared‚ and sometimes ultraviolet light‚ the frequency spectrum of which depends on the chemical composition of the burning material and intermediate reaction products. In many cases‚ such as the burning of organic matter‚ for example wood‚ or the incomplete combustion of gas‚ incandescent solid particles called soot produce the familiar red-orange glow of ’fire’. This light

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    Fire Safety : A Fire Safety Self-Inspection Checklist Introduction Structural fires can occur at any time. They don’t just happen to the “other guy.” The best way to ensure that NPS facilities are “fire safe” is through prevention and education. This includes inspections and education of employees‚ partners‚ and the public. Director’s Order #58: Structural Fire Management (DO #58) and its implementation manual‚ Reference Manual #58 (RM-58)‚ require your park’s Structural Fire Coordinator to schedule

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