The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/ Introduction The fire was at the Triangle Waist Company in New York City Claimed the lives of 146 young immigrant workers This incident has had great significance to this day because it highlights the inhumane working conditions to which industrial working conditions to which industrial workers can be subjected Sweatshops & Strikes before 1911 Was a typical sweated factory in the heart of Manhattan Located at 23-29
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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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The novel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is story full of adventure‚ action‚ and suspense‚ but only after the first 400 pages. The first part of the book is little more than an account of everyday life in a magical landscape. The story is really slow with nothing very interesting or exiting happening. On the other hand‚ when you finally get to the dramatic climax of the story‚ it is very well told. The movie is totally different. The director decided to add long fight scenes‚ such as the 2o
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How to hook up to a fire hydrant and pull hose The first thing you need to know about hooking up to a hydrant is it’s the most critical thing at a fire. If you can’t get connected to a hydrant you have no water to put on the fire. So there’s a couple steps to this process. You need to know where your hydrant bag is. This bag includes everything you need to make the connection beside the hose. This include your hydrant wrench‚ your rubber mallet‚ your adapter to connect your storks to the hydrant
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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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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire I read the book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. It was a book filled with adventure‚ heartbreak and a few laughs. This is the fourth book in a series of seven books all telling the story of Harry Potter. It told an interesting story about a Wizarding world and the people inside of it. There was good and evil‚ happiness and sadness‚ and plenty of lessons to learn. Harry Potter is the main character of this novel. He has spiky
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In the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime‚ by Mark Haddon‚ Christopher struggles with internal and external conflicts that do not help him grow. In the novel‚ Christopher is a boy who has autism. He lives with his dad‚ and one day he sees that his neighbor’s dog is dead. He decides to be a detective and solve the mystery of who killed the dog. He begins to write a book‚ but his dad finds and takes it from him. When he goes into his father’s room to find it‚ he finds letters from
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Nubia Clermont Chemistry Feb 27th‚ 2015 1. Detailed explanation of how smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors work. How do smoke detectors work? *Smoke alarms detect the smoke that comes from a fire; once it detects the smoke the smoke will trigger an alarm sound to ring off. The Ionization smoke detector detects smoke by sensing smoke particles. When these smoke particles pass through a chamber‚ it will absorb the alpha particles present from the alpha source. The smoke absorbing the alpha
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the Great Chicago Fire was a disaster of devastation‚ and most likely the worst disaster of the 19th century. The tragedy killed more than 300 people and left more than 100‚000 people without homes. Not only did the conflagration take a human toll‚ but the fire caused 200 million dollars in property damage and decimated more than three square miles of the city of Chicago. Despite speculation on the true cause of the fire‚ Emily Upton describes natural factors that allowed the fire to become a monstrous
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FC2 FIRE SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION Summary fire risk assessment sheet FORM 3 Student name Location ***************** Student number ********* Date undertaken 22 / 6 / 13 ****************************** Assessment of risk of fire occurring – H/M/L with justification (this may be either by accident‚ by a possible act or omission or by an intentional act) There are a number of standard combustibles around the site all of which are not accessible to the public. There is an ongoing
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