Fire triangle‚ also called as combustion triangle‚ illustrates the three components a fire needs to ignite: a heat source‚ fuel‚ and oxidizing agent. A fire can be prevented or extinguished by removing any one of the elements in the fire triangle‚ which is the essential method for firefighters to suppress the flames. Fires are often caused by natural means (such as lightning)‚ static electricity or energy sources‚ but most fires in buildings are caused by human error. The American Red Cross says
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In 1909‚ workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory began to strike for better working conditions. The workers were harassed by hired toughs and prostitutes hired by the company. When photos got out in the newspaper of the strikers being attacked‚ the movement gained widespread support by many powerful people. This forced Triangle to end the strike and give in to demands for better working conditions‚ 52 hour work week‚ and a fixed wage scale. The bosses still distrusted the workers and often locked
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Alcoholism Can Lead to Violence In Edgar Allen Poe’s‚ “The Black Cat”‚ the theme that alcohol can lead to violence is illustrated when the narrator mutilates his cat‚ hangs his cat‚ and murders his wife. First‚ one evening the narrator returns home in a drunken stupor‚ seizes his favorite pet‚ a black cat named Pluto‚ and gouges one of the cat’s eyes out. The narrator “knows himself no longer” (5); alcohol has changed his mind and the thoughts it contains. The narrator is not the mild‚ caring man
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Genetics or the environment? Addictive behaviors are all too common‚ and their causes are often highly debatable. Alcoholism is one of the oldest and least understood of these types of behaviors. Today‚ as genetic knowledge expands‚ it is possible to explore whether or not the addictive behavior of alcoholism is genetically based. To understand‚ we must first have a definition of what alcoholism is and the difference between the concepts of nature and nurture. Once these are understood‚ we ’ll look at
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Dexie C. Delgado IV - St. Sebastian Research‚ S.Y. 2012-2013 Ms. Venus Blancia Alcoholism: A menace to the society. Filipinos love to drink alcoholic beverages‚ that is. Drinking sessions are seen almost everywhere everyday along the streets and sidewalks‚ inside homes‚ in carinderia and corner sari-sari store‚ and even the upmarket bars and bistros. So phenomenal has been the “tumahan” tradition that it became the undisputed national pastime and
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Taken place in New York City on March 25th‚ 2011 was one of the biggest tragedies killing 146 workers. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a sweatshop factory which caught on such a huge fire and which spread so quickly. The workers consisted of women‚ mainly immigrant women and teenaged girls who did not speak English. They were all crammed into rooms with sewing machines and worked for 12 hours each day. The 8th‚ 9th and 10th floor of the building caught on fire. Most of the deaths could’ve been
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Andrew McClarren December 11‚ 2014 RUS 100 Alcoholism and Masculinity Each country around the world has its own social issues and stigmas. Prior to choosing the topic of alcoholism and masculinity in Russian culture‚ I was entirely unaware that this was such a pressing issue. A large majority of people consider Russia as being a cold place with strong‚ burly men‚ which in many ways is true. It is also true that these men really enjoy a tall glass of vodka; hold the tonic‚ hold the lime‚ just
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THE MYSTERIES OF BERMUDA TRIANGLE Thesis Statement: Retracing the illustrious secrecy behind the Bermuda Triangle (sometimes designates as the Devil’s Triangle) - nonetheless isn’t really a mystery after all. Introduction Scores of ships and planes are said to have vanished without any evidence over the decades in a gigantic triangular zone of ocean with illusory points in Bermuda‚ Florida‚ and Puerto Rico. Some people have asserted that these disappearances fall beyond the limit of human errors
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By Parker Davis | January 2‚ 2012 | AA similarity | when two triangles have corresponding angles that are congruent as shown below‚ the triangles are similar | | AAS | if two angles and the non-included side one triangle are congruent to two angles and the non-included angle of another triangle‚ then these two triangles are congruent | | Acute angle | an angle with an angle measure less than 90° | | Acute triangle | a triangle where all three internal angles are acute | | Alt. exterior
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first cruise. I brought my friend‚ Mariah‚ along with me for my first experience. We are on our way to Puerto Rico from Florida‚ which means we will be going through the Bermuda Triangle. There have been a lot of rumors about people disappearing or being transported into the future when they go through the Bermuda Triangle. I did not believe the rumors‚ but as we board the ship they are constantly running through my head. Mariah gives me a drink of water and assures me that nothing is going to happen
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