Fire triangle‚ also called as combustion triangle‚ illustrates the three components a fire needs to ignite: a heat source‚ fuel‚ and oxidizing agent. A fire can be prevented or extinguished by removing any one of the elements in the fire triangle‚ which is the essential method for firefighters to suppress the flames. Fires are often caused by natural means (such as lightning)‚ static electricity or energy sources‚ but most fires in buildings are caused by human error. The American Red Cross says
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In 1909‚ workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory began to strike for better working conditions. The workers were harassed by hired toughs and prostitutes hired by the company. When photos got out in the newspaper of the strikers being attacked‚ the movement gained widespread support by many powerful people. This forced Triangle to end the strike and give in to demands for better working conditions‚ 52 hour work week‚ and a fixed wage scale. The bosses still distrusted the workers and often locked
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General Richard Parker was not a nice man. Considered cruel by many who knew him personally‚ he likely would have been put to death long ago if he had not been a military genius. Several years ago he had won several battles that had enlarged the Kingdom’s lines and since then the King had been more than willing to overlook Richard’s extracurricular activities. At the moment he was apart of a small fist of his men; only five hundred strong. Richard was on his way home‚ after spending months on the
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of the triangle represent the host‚ the agent‚ and the environment. If you separate one corner of the triangle from another‚ the outbreak’s intensity will decrease or the outbreak will stop altogether. A similar model is the chain of infection. Like the epidemiologic triangle‚ if you disconnect one part from another‚ the epidemic will end. One major difference between the two is that the chain of infection is more comprehensive‚ it adds elements that aren’t seen in the epidemiologic triangle such as:
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Taken place in New York City on March 25th‚ 2011 was one of the biggest tragedies killing 146 workers. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a sweatshop factory which caught on such a huge fire and which spread so quickly. The workers consisted of women‚ mainly immigrant women and teenaged girls who did not speak English. They were all crammed into rooms with sewing machines and worked for 12 hours each day. The 8th‚ 9th and 10th floor of the building caught on fire. Most of the deaths could’ve been
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son of a Syrian immigrant. The use of Banksy to public walls is intended to deliver his political message internationally to the masses. Banksy’s mural provides a strong argument because it meets the criteria for all three points of the rhetorical triangle. He establishes Ethos through his trustworthy brand name‚ Pathos by connecting his claim to the viewer’s
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The Skylight Room by O. Henry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Mrs. Parker would show you the double parlours. You would not dare to interrupt her description of their advantages and of the merits of the gentleman who had occupied them for eight years. Then you would manage to stammer forth the confession that you were neither a doctor nor a dentist. Mrs. Parker’s manner of receiving the admission was such that you could never afterward
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GOOD TEACHING AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. TEACHER AND LEARNER’S BENEFITS. Good teaching and Emotional Intelligence. Teachers and Learners’ positive influences. ‘If a person just follows ‘mind’‚ then he is nothing but ‘machine’‚ If a person just follows ‘heart’‚ then he is just ‘tender’ (child)‚ If a person is able to combine both‚ then he is emotionally intelligent‚ it means he is mentally as well as emotionally strong’. -Sharma and Bindal- Emotions are related to heart
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Elizabeth Parker (A) Case Analysis Summary Elizabeth Parker seeks a job as undersecretary of government agency. Once she gets it‚ she needs to integrate into the organization and accomplish something useful. Issues & Solutions How to get the job. She spends four months getting her friends to lobby for her – network triangulation technique. The job clearly falls within her networks range of operation. How to integrate into department & gain status. A. She spends 3 weeks systematically
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THE VIDSOFT TRIANGLE (A) Case Analysis Assessment of the situation: An employee’s request to be transferred to another department because he does not respect his new manager due to the fact that she does not have the same technical background he does or that she is new therefore he cannot learn anything from her is from an executive management point of view absurd. For one‚ half the mangers out there have a business management degree and are working for technical or construction companies
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