Becoming a Firefighter Candace Knotts ENG121 Megan Kruse April 15‚ 2013 Becoming a Firefighter As a little girl‚ I have always wanted to walk in my father’s footsteps. He is a volunteer firefighter. I knew one day I would get the chance to be just like him. I am now a volunteer firefighter‚ and have been for about 2 years now. I knew I wanted to help people in ways that others couldn’t. Becoming a firefighter was a wise life changing choice I made in my life. I got in on a little
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Determined never to forget but perhaps ready to move on‚ the nation gently handed Sept. 11 over to history Sunday and etched its memory on a new generation. A stark memorial took its place where twin towers once stood‚ and the names of the lost resounded from children too young to remember terror from over a decade ago. The anniversary took place under heightened security. In New York and Washington especially‚ authorities were on alert. In New York‚ Washington and Pennsylvania‚ across the United
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The Tragedy Across America The unconscionable tragedy that besieged our nation September 11 has shocked Americans. Indeed‚ images of the carnage that traveled around the world proved how vulnerable the world is to barbaric terrorism. But as that shock turned into anger‚ a dangerous mix of emotions began to settle across America. Talk-Radio callers queued on the phone to vent their anger after the attacks. "We need to nuke them all!" said one caller. "Throw all foreigners out of the country
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The US after 9/11 September 9th‚ 2001 was described as a sunny and cloudless day. It was a completely normal day for citizens in New York until American Airlines Flight 11 and Flight 175 disturbingly flew straight into The Twin Towers. This came as a big shock to the whole world‚ pictures and videos people saw through hundreds of different news channels‚ looked more like a movie scene than reality. In total there were four planes were hijacked by the Islamic extremist group known as Al-Qaeda‚ two
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Firefighter safety dealing with photovoltaic has been on the rise due to the rise of green construction. There have been many safety concerns for dealing with firefighting operations. The tactical objectives must change when in countering photovoltaic materials along with the dead load and how they effect the structural intregrety of the building. There are many safety concerns when dealing with photovoltaic materials. The risk of electrical shock from high voltage is high‚ trips and slips occur
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9/11 Conspiracy: Terrorism or Fraud? 8 October 2013 Abstract Over the past decade‚ the American government’s integrity has come into question for a number of reasons. Many conspiracy theorists believe that the War on Terror was started on purpose and that the American government or large corporations were actually behind the terrorist attack on 9/11. There are numerous reasons for them to believe this‚ because the stories the government created to cover up 9/11 are quite
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The clock tower struck 6 o’clock just as the storyteller finished the story. The old woman hummed and stood from her stool‚ motioning the children sat before her to rise from the carpeted floor. “That’s all for today‚ dearies. It’s time to go home.” She instructed before noticing the fear on their little faces. “Oh‚ my lovelies. I’m so sorry if the story had frightened you. The past may have been scary and wasn’t always peaceful‚ but it is also in the past. The broomriders are gone‚ and King Mickey
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As a young girl‚ I experienced what at the time I thought was the end of the world. Yes‚ I was a little bit of a drama queen. At the age of eleven‚ and on my way to a ballet recital a woman who was careless pulled under an awning in a non-parking zone in front of The Girls Club. I was running to catch up with my group. I looked left and right and proceeded to walk under the awing to the parking lot across from the building. From the corner of my eye’s I saw a white car pull up in front of me very
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;2 pip - It’s nothing. What are you talking about? - You just stole this lady’s phone! - Let’s go! - I didn’t do anything! What? She was pregnant when she died. - So you’re not upset? - I... don’t have what I want‚ but at least I know what I want. And... that’s more than I had yesterday. - The rescue operation has been put on hold. - Why? It wasn’t a malfunction that caused the cables to snap. It was a bomb. Mazwi‚ no! Please‚ no! We’re on our own now. What’s going on? It’s nothing
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"...The moon and stars shines bright... ...Brightening the dark night..." I continued to follow the sound of the voice. At first‚ I thought it was just someone playing their mp3 player loudly but this sounded different. "...Never fading from sight... ...Telling me it’s alright..." Someone was definitely singing that song. "...I drift away in a daze... ...To where my dreams come true... ...There’s that special place... ...Where there’s nothing I can’t do..." That wasn’t just anyone singing
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