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    FC2 – FIRE SAFETY Candidate’s fire risk PRACTICAL APPLICATION assessment notes Sheet number 1 of 6 To be completed during workplace inspection Student name: Andrew Smart Student number: 00289987 Location: Harman Barracks/LAD Building Date undertaken 01 / 07 /2015 The fire inspection was conducted in Harman barracks on the Light Aid Detachment building (LAD). The building consists of 3 buildings that are adjoined; the main building is centrally positioned

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    Storm Stocker Case

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    genderless baby: The Case of Storm Stocker Raising a family of three children is no easy feat to begin with‚ and the Stocker family of Toronto‚ Ontario has made one decision regarding their new baby that will hardly make it any easier. Mrs. Stocker gave birth to her third child on new years day of 2011‚ and accompanying the proud new parents e-mail to friends and families announcing the baby’s birth‚ was a rather controversial statement; "We ’ve decided not to share Storm ’s sex for now -- a tribute

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    The Storm By Kate Chopin

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    “The Storm” by Kate Chopin What message is Kate Chopin trying to inveigh to her audience? This short story is a little confusing to me at first‚ but it expanded on my mind after I fully read this story. This story takes place at a store nearby where the antagonists live and a storm arises which strands two of the three family members because‚ of the dexterity of the storm. As this story progresses an old lover will seek shelter at an old friends home‚ and something greater will arise of it. This

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    Significance of the Storm Between the chapters of five and seven‚ Stoker used many signs to show that Dracula had entered England. One of the more prominent signs was seen in a newspaper clipping from August 8th‚ about through a storm that had hit a ship near Whitby. The storm set the mood of the chapter to be dark‚ gloomy and evil and Stoker described it using many literary devices. For instance‚ before the storm approached: The stillness of the air grew quite oppressive‚ and the silence was so

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    “To Build a Fire” and “The Most Dangerous Game” Part A. In the story “To Build a Fire” it provides a great amount of writing devices‚ such as: Foreshadowing - to show or indicate beforehand; omen or warning. 1. The behavior of the dog represents foreshadowing‚ how it uses it’s instincts to survive the weather and stray from “danger” 2. The terrible cold. It says several times in the story “Fifty degrees below zero” over and over again‚ a human being can only survive so long alone in the cold

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    Compare and Contrast Two Short Stories-- Landlady by Roald Dahl and Chemistry by Graham Swift There are lots of great short stories out there‚ but in my opinion‚ both ‘Chemistry’ by Graham Swift and ‘The Landlady’ by Roald Dahl are two of the most unique and effective stories. They share both similarities and differences throughout. Comparing and contrasting the way the

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    Fire In Las Vegas Fire

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    Fire has a long history of forcing changes in the United States and around the world. On November 21‚ 1980‚ the MGM Grand Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas had a fire that resulted in the death of eight-five individuals. According to the incident report from the fire‚ it was started by an ungrounded electrical circuit in a section of the main level of the casino called “The Deli”. It was discovered that the heat caused by the ungrounded wire heated enough to ignite the surrounding area. The fuel source

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    The Storm - Kate Chopin

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    KATE CHOPIN (1850-1904) She was an American author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century. Chopin was born Katherine O ’Flaherty in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her father‚ Thomas O ’Flaherty‚ was a successful businessman who had emigrated from Galway‚ Ireland. Her mother‚ Eliza Faris‚ was a well-connected member of the French community in St. Louis. KatherineShe was the third of five children‚ but her sisters

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    027. It was one of the most devastating storms to the United States costing over $17 million (Briannica 54-55). But why were there so many deaths when some people had a 15 minute to three and a half hour warning? Our technology has come a long way since 1925‚ but we still have many casualties from twisters and hurricanes. We need to make a better‚ more comprehensive warning system to help prevent and predict future storms. Some of the first recorded storms were back in the early civilizations namely

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    plot‚ the conflict and the resolution of the story is also artistically defined by the setting which takes place during a Storm. Due the storm effecting every action of the character‚ plot and setting it is hard to not just recount the story. Kate utilized the brewing of the storm to keep Bobinot and Bibi‚ husband and son of Calixta who was away from home at Friedheimers store to provide privacy for the upcoming events. Likewise‚ she used the same storm to bring in warm winds that caused Calixta who

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