Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Near closing time on Saturday afternoon‚ March 25‚ 1911‚ in New York City a fire broke out on the top floors of the Asch Building in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. One of the worst tragedies in American history it was know as the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. It was a disaster that took the lives of 146 young immigrant workers. A fire that broke out in a cramped sweatshop that trapped many inside and killed 146 people. This tragedy pointed out the negatives of sweatshop
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The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London‚ from Sunday‚ 2 September to Wednesday‚ 5 September 1666.[1] The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall. It threatened‚ but did not reach‚ the aristocratic district of Westminster‚ Charles II’s Palace of Whitehall‚ and most of the suburban slums.[2] It consumed 13‚200 houses‚ 87 parish churches‚ St. Paul’s Cathedral‚ and most of the buildings of the
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window. Jeph Bassett‚ the Deputy Division Chief from the Springfield Fire Department‚ said that three ambulances were on the scene immediately. Paramedics drove the adults to Memorial Medical Center‚ and they took the children to HSHS St. John’s Hospital. The who jumped from a window injured himself‚ and a second man had suffered burns. According to neighbors who witnessed the incident‚ the two children appeared uninjured from the fire. In the home‚ there were four adults and four children‚ according
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Courage Under Fire In 1991‚ millions of people tuned in to CNN to observe a real life and death drama played out in the cities and deserts of Iraq. For the United States‚ the war was more or less a display of power and a preservation of economic interest. Nobody was to ever hear of the mishaps and foul-ups of the war. In many eyes the war was seen as a chance to boost American spirit and make the government look empowered. Director Edward Zwick and writer Patrick Shane Duncan snatched onto
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‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’‚ written by J.K. Rowling‚ is an excellent example of a modern novel that uses medieval influences extensively. Many of the novel’s characters are based on medieval ideas and superstitions. The settings in the book resemble old medieval towns as well as castles. The book is also full of medieval imagery such as knights in armour‚ carriages etc. Whilst there is no time travel involved in the novel‚ the medieval period is used to such an effect that the reader is
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A piece of literature I have read was To Build a Fire by Jack London. This story conveys survival in human nature. This reminds me of the movie The Grey. It’s about eight Alaskan oil refinery workers flying home for a vacation when brutal storm cause their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness‚ meanwhile there are wolves trying to eat them. The human nature in this story is survival. In this situation it is character vs. nature. To Build a Fire is about this man who goes out into the wilderness
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While it may be true that they dug their fires into pits in the ground to hide from me‚ they will regret making it so easy for me to access them. Gripping my filth ridden rod tightly I make a final jab‚ into their very own fire pit‚ striking it as though it were one of the petty brigands. It doesn’t take very long for the rod to become engulfed in fire‚ transforming half of the rancid shaft into its own sphere of flame. Yes‚ this will do‚ "More than enough fire." I anxiously whisper to myself. It would
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One’s approach toward extreme weather situations could be the difference in survival or death for them. Respect for one’s limits and the conditions of nature are the key aspects of survival. Arrogant and unaware of his limits‚ the man in To Build a Fire‚ a short story written by Jack London‚ died. Aware and prepared‚ the climbers in the documentary Cold‚ directed by Anson Fogel‚ survived. Using experience‚ the understanding of the power that nature has over oneself‚ and preparation‚ gives a human
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As a twenty-year veteran of the fire service and a seven-year company officer‚ San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) is a leading organization in the fire service. During this time‚ I have gained valuable knowledge and experience. My greatest strengths are interpersonal skills‚ administrative skills‚ and the ability to adapt. Some of the challenges I expect to encounter are‚ no longer working on a four-person crew and now managing a battalion of thirty plus personnel. Working in a diverse high
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Fire the crucial element that contributed to the evolution of the human race. Without this substance the advancement of our species would never have come about. It can both bring about the creation of an entire civilization or destroy anything that comes within its grasp. This is why fire was so highly regarded in ancient society. Though many religions do not distinguish between the use of fire and the sun‚ it can be witnessed in their culture from art to text. The figures I have chosen to describe
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