Fire has a long history of forcing changes in the United States and around the world. On November 21‚ 1980‚ the MGM Grand Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas had a fire that resulted in the death of eight-five individuals. According to the incident report from the fire‚ it was started by an ungrounded electrical circuit in a section of the main level of the casino called “The Deli”. It was discovered that the heat caused by the ungrounded wire heated enough to ignite the surrounding area. The fuel source
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FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS Author’s Name. Date. Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Department of University of ABSTRACT This dissertation is concerned with how the safety of high- rise buildings in the event of fire can be improved‚ especially with regards to engineering. Its major focus is to examine recent fires that have occurred in high-rise buildings. It will then conduct a critical
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Submitted by: Sanjay Chauhan Mohi Saxena Class – 10th A Roll No. - 8 Acknowledgement I owe a great many thanks to a great many people who helped and supported me during the writing of this project. My deepest thanks to my teacher Mrs. Mini Sabu to guide me about the project‚ guiding and correcting various documents of mine with attention
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Jack London was a good example of an extremely numerically focused author that used short sentences to create a larger impact on the reader. London used many movements of literature in his writing‚ along with very meaningful themes. He had a symbolic and repetitive style that was present throughout all of his stories. Jack London was not always the rich and famous author pictured in many young students’ minds. Born John Griffith Chaney on January 12‚ 1876 in San Francisco‚ London was introduced
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Fire?! Yes‚ FIRE. Katniss unbuckles herself from the perch in the tree and high-tails it out of there. She runs from the heat and smoke along with the rest of the fleeing woodland creatures. Katniss realizes that the fire is no accident: it must be a ploy by the Gamemakers to flush out the scattered tributes and bring them all together. Why? For action‚ of course. There’s an audience watching at home‚ after all. Katniss’s jacket catches half on fire (she stomps it out)‚ then her throat starts
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1. The Great Gatsby: Chapter 8‚ Pg. 147-162 2. After not sleeping‚ Nick goes over to Gatsby to see what happened. Gatsby explains that he waited at the Buchanans until 4 in the morning‚ but nothing happened. He goes on to explain that he fell head over heels in love with Daisy when they first met‚ but during his absence‚ she married Tom. After the accident that killed Myrtle‚ George was frantic to find her murderer. He goes to Tom‚ and Tom points him to Gatsby. George shows up‚ shoots Gatsby in
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“To Build a Fire” Theme Analysis Behold‚ how great a matter a little fire kindleth! -New Testament: James 3:5 “To Build a Fire” is a short story written by Jack London. This story was originally published in 1902‚ with the famous version being published in 1908. When London was a student at the University of California‚ Berkeley‚ he had discovered the name of his biological father and wrote to him in an attempt to establish a relationship. His letter was returned with
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writing. Jack London was an author who uses a specific style of writing in his stories. Through London’s stories "Love of Life" and "To Build a Fire"‚ he uses vivid style‚ multiple literary movements of his time‚ and numerous themes. London’s writings were deeply inspired by his personal experiences and the life he lived. According to http://london.sonoma.edu/jackbio.html‚ London became a writer as a way to escape his horrible experiences as a factory worker. By studying other writers‚ London was inspired
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“To Build a Fire” and its Imagery One of the tools many authors use in writing is imagery. Imagery is a concrete representation of a sense impression‚ a feeling‚ or an idea which appeals to one or more of our senses. There are five types of imagery implemented in literature which appeal to each of our five senses: touch‚ hearing‚ smell‚ sight‚ and taste. They are termed tactile imagery‚ aural imagery‚ olfactory imagery‚ visual imagery‚ and gustatory imagery. In Jack London’s short story “To
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In 1876‚ Jack London was born in the city of San Francisco. “He wrote passionately and prolifically about the great questions of life and death‚ the struggle to survive with dignity and integrity‚ and he wove these elemental ideas into stories of high adventure based on his own firsthand at sea‚ or in Alaska‚ or in the fields and factories in California.” In 1908‚ Jack London composed a short story‚ “To Build a Fire” about a man attempting to survive in his quest along the Yukon River
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