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
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BOOK REPORT Book Title: Gates of Fire Author: Steven Pressfield Why I chose this book: I have no particular reason why I chose this book. While searching through the commandant’s new reading list‚ the title of the book stood out to me. It did not seam like a boring documentary or and endless biography that goes on and on but rather an interesting read that would keep me interested. When I went to go check it out from training I read the summary on the back of the book and was immediately
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been described to live in Smoky Mountain. It is located in Quezon City and the 22-hectare land is used as an open dumpsite where most of the garbage of the country’s capital is disposed of. In this place‚ trash can be piled as high as a seven-foot story building seeing that about 3‚000 unit tons of solid waste has been deposited here since the year 1993 (Florano E.‚ 2015). Moreover‚ the stench is also described to be unbearable. According to an insight of a journalist‚ “There is no inch of ground
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defined how a soldier should act in modern day. From Greek mythology’s Hercules to Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Middle East‚ men have been given prime examples of strength‚ heart‚ and a passion for defending their country. In the novel‚ Gates of Fire‚ author Steven Pressfield shows an unseen viewpoint of the Battle of Thermopylae. In this novel we see the Spartan army‚ unlike any other of its time‚ leading a prime example in strength in individual characters‚ heavy training and passion for their
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On August 19‚ 1910 the Big Burn in the Rocky Moutains began‚ recorded as the largest and most destrustive fire‚ in North America. At the time the United States fire service was only five years old‚ with very little experience and preparation to handle such a large forest fire. It destroys an area the size of Connecticut within a matter of 36 hours‚ equaling more than three-million acres of forest‚ and $1 billion worth lost in timber. There were atleast 78 firefighter fatalities‚ however it is unknown
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William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” and Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” are both stories about women that struggle with love. In a Rose for Emily‚ Emily Grierson is in the need to get married‚ while in The Story of an Hour‚ Louise Mallard is convinced that her husband is dead and we she finds out that he isn’t‚ it saddens Louise and ultimately kills her. The characters‚ the setting‚ and the idea of repression in both stories are three topics that can be compared in these two selections.
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Can You Smell the Smoke? The problem lies at the very infrastructure of our country‚ the basement. This is the point that Bob Herbert is trying to argue in his article‚ “A Fire in The Basement”. He talks about the many injustices that happen in America that often go ignored or excused. This piece was served as an introduction to his collections of editorials from 1995-2004. He is a columnist for the New York Times and they are dedicated to the issues of race and poverty in the United States. Bob
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Book Report on The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger The fishing port of Gloucester‚ Massachusetts‚ just north of Boston‚ is one of the oldest fishing ports in the United States and can trace its history to around 1623. Since that time‚ around ten thousand men have lost their lives fishing the Atlantic Ocean. Not only did the fishing port feel the full brunt of the storm but that fateful day in October 1991 was to add another six men to that tally when the fishing boat Andrea Gail was caught in
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Water and Fire Water and fire are two of the “classical elements” as said by the ancient Greeks. In regard to today’s society‚ science has found this to be myth and quite a humorous joke. Yes saying that it is an element when regarding Chemistry and when saying it makes up humans‚ is ridiculous. When looking at it from a different perspective than I’d have to agree with the ancient Greeks. When they say “classical elements” it is saying that these are two things that are major components of life
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Jr Residence Hall Fires How can students prevent dorm fires? The answer to that question may seem simple but that doesn’t change the fact that residence hall fires are a growing problem in colleges across the nation. Students use of basic electronic cooking utensils such as microwaves‚ smoking products‚ candles or incense are all different entities that can start fires in dorms. Dorm room fires can lead to serious injury or possibly even death‚ but there are ways to prevent fires. Studies show that
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