COMBUSTION AND FIRE INVESTIGATION There are many different types of fires and it can be quite difficult to establish what may have started the fire in the first place. Fire investigation is an important process that attempts to establish the cause of the fire and whether a criminal act has taken place. The National Fire Statistics in the UK compiled by the Home Office states that 25% of fires are electrical in origin but this does not tell the whole story. The statistics are compiled from fire report
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The Ford Pinto Fires Case The Pinto fires case is about a series of accidents involving the Ford Pinto’s fuel tank bursting into flames if struck from the rear. A 1978 suit against Ford Motor Co. for the murder of 3 teenagers brought the incidents to the public attention as it was the first time a major corporation was charged in a criminal case beyond negligence (Trevino‚ 2011). Background The Ford Pinto was rushed to production by Lee Iacocca to directly compete in the small car market with countries
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Fire and Ice written by Robert Frost uses three figures of speech. It uses alliteration‚ anaphora‚ and paradox. Alliteration is the use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse. Alliteration is used in the lines “Some say the world will end in fire‚ some say in ice (Frost‚ lines 1 and 2)”‚ and “I hold with those who favor fire (Frost‚ line 4).” Alliteration is used by repetition of "S" in some and say. It is used in the "H" in hold and the "H" sound in “who”
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Fire Safety Essay After a recent fire at Seton Hall University in South Orange‚ NJ killed three students who did not respond to what they thought was a false alarm‚ officials at Oswego State University are being especially careful when it comes to the issue of fire safety. This semester there is a new policy regarding the confiscation of items considered being hazardous. The policy states that any items that are found and have the potential to cause a fire‚ such as candles‚ incense‚ and certain
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How does "To Build a Fire" illustrate the elements of naturalistic literature? Paragraph 1: Introduction--what is Naturalism? brief overview of short story‚ thesis statement (connection between Naturalism and story) Paragraph 2: State the first element of Naturalism as outlined in web inquiry: Characters whose attempts to control their own lives are usually thwarted by outside forces. Give a few examples of how the character in To Build a Fire fits this description. Paragraph 3: Second
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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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“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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Fire is a major factor in our ecosystem‚ both good and bad‚ that is influenced by climate. It can cause carbon dioxide to have a direct effect on vegetation‚ and land use‚ and in turn‚ affect landscape pattern processes. Fire in the Earth’s ecosystems is a natural occurrence that is vital in keeping the flow of natural cycles healthy and efficient. Natural causes of bush fires has played significant role in shaping the ecosystems‚ such as certain plant life being more susceptible to harsh‚ scorching
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Overcoming the Fire In Susan Perabo’s short story‚ “Some Say the World‚” fire is the most prominent element in the lives of the story’s three main characters: the daughter‚ the mother‚ and Mr. Arnette. Each of their lives is controlled and affected by the daughter’s obsession with fire. The fire is an essential part of the daughter’s life; she uses fire as a way to gain attention‚ deal with abandonment‚ feel alive and needed‚ and fill a maternal void. The fire has taken on its own life to her. By
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vulnerable. On Sunday evening‚ October 8‚ 1871‚ just after nine o’clock‚ a fire broke out in the barn behind the home of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary at 13 DeKoven Street. How the fire started is still unknown today‚ but an O’Leary cow often gets the credit. The firefighters‚ exhausted from fighting a large fire the day before‚ were first sent to the wrong neighborhood. When they finally arrived at the O’Leary’s‚ they found the fire raging out of control. The blaze quickly spread east and north. Wooden
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