With towering bald cypress trees and long stretches of calm water‚ the Frio River in Concan‚ Texas‚ provides public waters for visitors looking to go tubing. Sitting next to Garner State Park‚ which provides ample recreational activities like hunting‚ fishing‚ and hiking‚ the Frio River has created my best summer memories. I have enjoyed countless summers burning my skin under the hot southern sun. Tradition calls my family to Frio County each summer‚ along with hundreds more families looking to
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Tips for Drafting an Essay ( The Narrative/Descriptive Essay) 1. Begin brainstorming‚ clustering‚ and/or free writing to help you find or narrow a topic. 2. I actually like a free writing because I like to see words on a page. This is the actual beginning of a draft. Use free writing to help you figure out how much you have to say about your topic. Feel free to take parts of the free writing and elaborate on parts of your story. a. Example: if you are writing a physical story (racing in a car
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stare far to long into the flames. They seem to reach and throw themselves high into the darkness of the clear night sky. I gaze around the fire‚ and the guests seem to be enjoying themselves as they mingle with family and friends. Billows of laughter escape from each of the small circles of conversations. A few of us‚ like myself‚ sat alone around the fire escaping the drunkenness of these conversations‚ which everyone but me perceives them to be intellectual. A friend comes and taps me on the
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to “The Land of a Thousand Blessings.” A short flight from the continental U.S.‚ Puerto Rico is a wondrous dichotomy of American sensibilities and international charm. Blending Spanish‚ Indian and African cultures‚ the island boasts lush tropical forests‚ pristine beaches‚ and a diverse dining and nightclub scene. There are far too many reasons why Puerto Rico is a wonderful place to live‚ but if we have to list a few‚ we would say: Tax Incentives The tiny island offers some big tax breaks. For starters
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Class D fires‚ which are also known as combustible metals‚ can burn with intense heat. Fire fighters need to do their best to avoid having water coming in contact with these kinds of products‚ such as magnesium and gasoline. According to Robert Vettori‚ “Magnesium has a strong affinity for oxygen that it attracts the oxygen from oxygen containing compounds” (5). With this said‚ it shows that the two products burning are both magnesium and an adequate supply of oxygen. The National Fire Protection
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Iroquois Theatre Fire of 190 Iroquois Theatre Fire changed the way we now regulate codes for many buildings. Some codes that were done due to the fire are explained thoroughly in this paper. Two online articles were used to write the paper. Iroquois Theatre Fire could have been prevented‚ but due to what happened at the theatre we now have mandatory codes every public building must follow before opening‚ making patrons safe. Rushing the construction was a bad decision; filling the theatre
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advertised as fire proof and totally safe by bribed Chicago city officials and building inspectors. On Dec 30‚ 1903‚ the Iroquois was packed with almost 2‚000 people who were watching the sold-out Holiday play called “Bluebeard”. The fire started backstage and quickly spread through the entire Theatre. The Management had locked the Fire Exits and most outside doors to keep people from sneaking into the show. There was no escape for 602 people‚ many of those being children. The fire set many standards
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Fire has been a part of the world since the time of the Bible. However‚ it seems like it is no longer an important part of the human society today. For modern humans‚ fire is mostly used for recreational activities‚ such as camping. However‚ in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ fire is a representation of the downward spiral of the young boys as they try to survive on the island. The destruction that occurs on the island can be better understood by examining the symbol of the fire through
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Fire investigations were tricky back in the 1970s. While fire investigators were required to be up-to-date to fire science and must upheld a certain standard of knowledge in what to look for to determine whether or not a fire-related incident is arson‚ being “up-to-date” in science‚ especially back in the 70s‚ does not mean courts will always come to the correct conclusions. In my first position paper where I explored the history of fire investigations and concluded why fire science is important
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Description of a Remarkable Place My remarkable place that I will be talking about in this essay is an amusement park called Six Flags. It was one of my most favorite places to visit and I was there with my family members. The amusement park was also in a larger city and it was our first time visiting. This essay will consist of three hundred words and 3 short essays. There are many other parks in the United States with the name “Six Flags‚” but I went to the one in Arlington‚ Texas. Arlington Texas
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