history. The Great Chicago fire of 1871 is still a mystery. MAny have speculated‚ pointed fingers‚ and taken blame for the devastating fire that destroyed hundreds of acres‚ took many lives‚ and charred the Windy City to ashes. The truths to what really happened on that late night on the eighth of October may never be unravelled. Many do however feel that the evidence suggests that it was an accidental or a freak of nature and environmental conditions fueled the fire into rage letting it get out
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To Build a Fire: Man’s Intelligence is Foolish How many times have you seen birds flying south for the winter? They do not read somewhere or use some computer to know that they must fly to survive. In Jack London’s "To Build a Fire"‚ we see how that mans intelligence is sometimes foolish. The man‚ who is walking in seventy-five degrees below zero weather‚ lets his learned behavior override his instinct. Therefore‚ he dies. London’s theme is that no matter how intelligent society becomes‚ we
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Levi was pissed. It didn’t seem fair‚ he had just damn near died yet Cain was still insisting that he replace the firewood he stole. Ya think he could give a guy a couple of days to heal up‚ but noooooo. A brisk northeasterly wind froze his face‚ shelter from the Enchanted Forest a welcome windbreak. And now I have to ask these damn trees which one of them is going to let me cut it down. Weary‚ watery‚ wind burnt eyes scanned the woods‚ eventually seizing on a tree about the right size needing
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zero (London 78). He never realized until body parts were numb that the cold was dangerous. Also‚ he had ignored the advice from an old-timer he had met at Sulfur Creek: “No man must travel alone in the Klondike after fifty below‚” (London 85). The man‚ instead of going with someone‚ idiotically left his group of friends to see if he could profit from logging in the Yukon (London 78). Finally‚ after not seeing any harbingers of springs for half an hour‚ he suddenly falls in a hole (London 83). Perhaps
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During the renaissance time in London‚ cities did not have the sewage systems and cleanliness people have today. Disease and germs were floating in the people’s water and sitting on doors‚ tables‚ and chairs. Because of these things‚ the Bubonic Plague of London was started. But was hygiene the only reason the plague was started? And what is the Bubonic Plague? During the Renaissance time period‚ the Bubonic Plague killed many people in London‚ and this paper will state what caused it‚ the symptoms
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Where did she go? Where could she have gone? Oh‚ no. Oh‚ no… Laura fondles about the rugged forest terrain‚ cautiously edging from root to tree trunk by her mangled knees. Her grasp begged for the small‚ fluffy coat of her cat‚ Jupiter‚ who scampered off into the Douglas fir forest’s abyss a forgotten length of time ago. There is nothing beyond what she can immediately sense around her. The world returns when her hand meets the surface or she detects a tiny‚ secluded meow among the trees‚ and disappears
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everyone. Recently‚ 19 firefighters lost their lives fighting the famous Arizona Wildfire (“Fire”). We can avoid all of these catastrophes easily. Taking better care of the wilderness and using safe methods of burning‚ we can drastically reduce the risk of wildfires. Because wildfires rage out of control year after year burning thousands of acres of forest‚ we should be more careful with fire and fight forest fires. Wildfires can start in a number of ways. Approximately 2/3 of wildfires are started
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Once upon a time‚ there was a young huntsman roaming the forests. He was happy‚ enjoyed being free‚ and frolicking about. As he was enjoying the smell of nature he caught a whiff of something foul. He followed the putrid aroma to a clearing where he discovered the rotting corpse of an old crone. She was in the rigor mortis stage of death‚this he could tell by the stiffness of her body. The huntsman was overwhelmed by the stench so much that his eyes burned from the odor .He was covering his nose
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in a fire department can determine the successful or unsuccessful outcome of an incident. As per Fire Engineering‚ “Over the past three decades‚ fire department response has expanded to include emergency medical services‚ terrorism response‚ hazardous materials response and mitigation‚ natural disaster response‚ specialized rescue‚ and responses to other community needs” (Wilson 89-90). In addition‚ “Minimum staffing has become one of the most controversial subjects in the history of the fire service"
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CHAPTER THREE Chris felt his stomach drop and his head spin. He tried to scream but the fall stole any sound. He knew no one could survive this fall. He saw Rose down below him. He clamped his eyes shut. The fall continued. Suddenly he felt himself slow down. His skin tickled and burned. His lips went dry and his hands numb. The heat increased as they went farther down. Their descent slowed and the tickling stopped. Finally‚ Chris felt his feet touch ground and heaved
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