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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2012 History 10 Mr. Skead “Quest of Fire” The movie is called “Quest for Fire” because it is about Neanderthals trying to discover how to make fire‚ and how to make it stay lit. The groups that are shown in the video are hunters and gatherers. They would need to watch out for other tribes‚ water‚ animals‚ and weather. They do not know why or how things come about to them‚ for all they know it is just one more thing to discover. While on the Quest for Fire they interact with other tribes‚ with
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Fire 6 Research Paper There are many types of fire-fighting apparatus’ that are in use today and my research is not going to be limited on one particular type of engine but will include a vast majority of engines and their uses. To begin to understand fire apparatus‚ one must define the term engines or apparatus‚ which are what most fire departments‚ call the basic vehicle in this region of the country. But just about anywhere you can find a department where these kinds of apparatus are sometimes
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describes the the main character Frederic Henry casting ants on a log into a fire. The passage displays the lack of mercy that the high ranking officers have towards the brave men that run into the flames of war. The passage also displays the soldier’s bodies or the logs or firewood being physically consumed by the fire. The ants scamper around in their dismay‚ of being thrust into the fire‚ and they continually charge back into the fire like the soldiers do. This passage represents what happens to the souls
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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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The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London‚ from Sunday‚ 2 September to Wednesday‚ 5 September 1666.[1] The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall. It threatened‚ but did not reach‚ the aristocratic district of Westminster‚ Charles II’s Palace of Whitehall‚ and most of the suburban slums.[2] It consumed 13‚200 houses‚ 87 parish churches‚ St. Paul’s Cathedral‚ and most of the buildings of the
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‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’‚ written by J.K. Rowling‚ is an excellent example of a modern novel that uses medieval influences extensively. Many of the novel’s characters are based on medieval ideas and superstitions. The settings in the book resemble old medieval towns as well as castles. The book is also full of medieval imagery such as knights in armour‚ carriages etc. Whilst there is no time travel involved in the novel‚ the medieval period is used to such an effect that the reader is
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window. Jeph Bassett‚ the Deputy Division Chief from the Springfield Fire Department‚ said that three ambulances were on the scene immediately. Paramedics drove the adults to Memorial Medical Center‚ and they took the children to HSHS St. John’s Hospital. The who jumped from a window injured himself‚ and a second man had suffered burns. According to neighbors who witnessed the incident‚ the two children appeared uninjured from the fire. In the home‚ there were four adults and four children‚ according
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While it may be true that they dug their fires into pits in the ground to hide from me‚ they will regret making it so easy for me to access them. Gripping my filth ridden rod tightly I make a final jab‚ into their very own fire pit‚ striking it as though it were one of the petty brigands. It doesn’t take very long for the rod to become engulfed in fire‚ transforming half of the rancid shaft into its own sphere of flame. Yes‚ this will do‚ "More than enough fire." I anxiously whisper to myself. It would
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As a twenty-year veteran of the fire service and a seven-year company officer‚ San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) is a leading organization in the fire service. During this time‚ I have gained valuable knowledge and experience. My greatest strengths are interpersonal skills‚ administrative skills‚ and the ability to adapt. Some of the challenges I expect to encounter are‚ no longer working on a four-person crew and now managing a battalion of thirty plus personnel. Working in a diverse high
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