“Pale Fire‚ a poem in heroic couplets‚ of nine hundred ninety-nine lines‚ divided into four cantos‚ was composed by John Francis Shade (born July 5‚ 1898‚ died July 21‚ 1959) during the last twenty days of his life‚ at his residence in New Wye‚ Appalachia‚ U.S.A. The manuscript‚ mostly a Fair Copy‚ from which the present text has been faithfully printed‚ consists of eighty medium-sized index cards‚ on each of which Shade reserved the pink upper line for headings (canto number‚ date) and used the
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Timothy 20140221 Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae In the novel “Gates of Fire”‚ by Steven Pressfield‚ the author describes a battle between 300 Spartans and the Persian Army who threatens to invade and take Sparta. A Greek‚ who goes by the name Xeones‚ gives his story to a scribe who works for the Persian King Xerxes. One main theme that presents itself very well is the act of Patriotism. Something that one would learn from this novel is very similar to the basics of what
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FINAL HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR THE ERARING POWER STATION UPGRADE PROJECT Prepared for: Eraring Energy Document Number: ERAENE\14-218 Revision B Prepared by: Karin Nilsson 5 November 2009 PO Box 248 Berowra Heights NSW 2082 Telephone: [02] 9985 1056 Facsimile: [02] 9427 7841 Email: Planager@bigpond.net.au Final Hazard Analysis for the Eraring Power Station Upgrade Project Acknowledgment The author would like to thank Frank Mieszala for his assistance in preparing this report
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Introduction The issue today’s fire service is how to justify fire departments operating budgets when the rate of actual calls for structured fires are on the decline. Post 9/11 the federal government set aside millions of dollars in grant money for apparatus equipment and training supplementing operational costs of fire departments across America. With the depletion of those federal monies‚ local governments are scrutinizing their budgets overall in attempts to cut corners and keep the cost within
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2007 San Diego Fire Season: The Witch Creek and Guejito Fires The Witch Creek Fire (WCF) took place in San Diego County on October 21st 2007 ("Witch Creek Investigation Report"). The exact location of the fire within the county was the witch creek area‚ just east of the Southern California town of Ramona ("Witch Creek Investigation Report"). This fire was believed to have been started around noon of that day ("Witch Creek Investigation Report"). The Guejito fire was discovered near Guejito bridge
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Dillan Graham Professor Polnac ENGL 1302 25 July 2013 Short Story Analysis The short story by Jack London‚ “To Build a Fire” is a about a newcomer to the Yukon Territory‚ and his journey as he travels the Yukon Trail with his wolf-dog‚ to meet his friends at an old claim. The passage along the little-traveled trail was through the spruce timberland. He began the trek at nine o’clock‚ and was expected to reach his destination around six o’clock. According to the narrator‚ the newcomer was
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Analysis of Fire and Ice In Robert Frost poem‚ “Fire and Ice”‚ the reader receives the poet’s opinion on the two different ways civilization could end. Frost compares the destructive forces of fire and ice‚ which are allegorical of the passionate nationalism and rigid isolationism of the day. He uses an imperfect rhyming scheme to emphasize points and links throughout the poem. In nine short lines‚ Frost sums up the socio-economic situation of his time. The rhyme link‚ between “fire” and "desire”
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decimated the population and ruined the living conditions‚ the Great Fire of London struck the medieval city at the end of a dry summer in 1666. The fire started as an innocent blaze in a bakery‚ but due to lack of immediate response‚ turned into a giant inferno that raged for 3 days and ravaged London (Tinniswood 42). Despite the suspicions of the paranoid city dwellers‚ the official statement issued by the Parliament on the cause of the Fire was that “nothing hath yet been found to argue it to have been
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vandalism‚ insects‚ mold and fire. Because of the speed and totality of the destructive forces of fire‚ it constitutes one of the more serious threats. Vandalized or environmentally damaged structures can be repaired and stolen objects recovered. Items destroyed by fire‚ however‚ are gone forever. An uncontrolled fire can obliterate an entire room’s contents within a few minutes and completely burn out a building in a couple hours. The first step toward halting a fire is to properly identify the
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had gathered near a big building which was on fire. Flames were rising high. People were running about confused. The cries of children got mixed with the shrieks of women. It was really a heart-rending scene. Soon the news spread. Some boy scouts arrived at the scene. They at once set to work. They brought pails of water from the tap nearby and threw it on the flames. Some of them brought bags of sand. I‚ too joined in the work. Someone rang the fire brigade. Soon it came down the street‚ making
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