1. What is FIRE? “FIRE” stands for “Find Inform Restrict/Resist Extinguish” shortly it means steps to take when a fire is discovered: Fire is the result of a chemical reaction called combustion‚ which requires a combination of fuel and oxygen as well as a source of ignition. Different methods can be used to extinguish fires. The methods often involve the removal of heat by cooling the burning material‚ the cutting of fuel or air source or the adding of chemical substances
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Cars versus motorcycles In the united states many people buy cars and motorcycles. Some people prefer driving cars rather than motorcycles. Both are very popular types of transportation these days. Cars and motorcycles have many differences in their cost‚ convenience ‚safety‚ comfort and maintenance. The first difference between cars and motorcycles are the cost. For example‚ people need to pay a lot of money if they want to buy or lease a car. However‚ motorcycles are cheaper
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Religion versus Science I choose a topic: “Religion versus Science” because I found it interesting and cognitive. I was raised Catholic‚ and some historical moments with Catholic religion are quite attractive for me. Science has often challenged religious dogma‚ since Copernicus first upset the Church-approved‚ heliocentric model of the cosmos. However‚ after the Enlightenment‚ when the empirical method of scientific enquiry was fully established‚ science has come to be seen as a competing
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In the story "Leiningen Versus the Ants" Leiningen the main character in the story is described as a positive and negative person feeling toward the ants but is also two of his bad flaws that gets him to work harder to defeat the ants and save his four hundred workers and plantation. This story was published in 1938 by Carl Stephenson who wrote of a plantation owner who has gone though plague‚ drought‚ and famine and now an army of ants’.You can imagine him as some tall‚ muscular man always puffing
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Gradualism versus Punctuationism Although modern evolutionists are thought to be divided on the issues surrounding evolutionary theory‚ a close look at the evidence suggests that both the gradualist school of thought and the punctuationist school of thought share many characteristics in common. This is especially true when evaluating their beliefs about the fossil record‚ disagreement with the theory of saltation‚ and the misinterpretation of the word "rapid" in terms of punctuationist theory
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Centralization Versus Decentralization By Annick M. Brennen The concepts of centralization and decentralization are important ones to consider as they ultimately affect the effectiveness of schools in educating the children of a nation. Centralization refers to the condition whereby the administrative authority for education is vested‚ not in the local community‚ but in a central body. This central body has complete power over all resources: money‚ information‚ people‚ technology. It decides the
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“Fire on the Mountain” is the title of the second chapter of the book Lord of the Flies. Because the adolescents were stranded on an island after the plane crash with no adults in sight‚ they decided that they needed to be the ones to take action‚ and do something about their situation in order to get saved. Ralph suggests that they “make smoke on the top of the mountain” (Golding 46) in order to grab the attention of a ship that might sail near the island. Jack and his choir immediately started
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Punishment versus Rehabilitation NaToria Rowland Institutional and Community Corrections March 22‚ 2011 Steven Duplissis Abstract | | Punishment and rehabilitation are a major part of the criminal justice system and will be effective in controlling crime if there is a way to incorporate the two factors to work together. Punishment and rehabilitation are for individuals who commit acts of crime. These are two of the four acknowledged objectives of the criminal justice system along with
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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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Macintosh versus Windows (Final Essay) Daniela Vanegas- Botero COM/170 Version 4 April 9‚ 2013 Dr. Tracy A. Boothe Macintosh versus Windows (Final Essay) The comparing and contrasting between Apple supporters and Windows fans has raged on college campuses‚ social networks‚ and Internet message boards. It is a discussion that invited flame wars. Choosing between two of the most well-known and favorite computers in the world can be difficult because they are both competitive
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