FIRE TRIANGLE In order to understand how fire extinguishers work‚ you first need to know a little bit about fire. Four things that must be present at the same time in order to produce a fire : * Enough oxygen to sustain combustion. * Enough heat to raise the material to its ignition temperature. * Some sort of fuel or combustible material. * The chemical‚ exothermic reaction that is fire. Take a look at the following diagram called the “Fire Triangle”. Oxygen‚ heat‚ and fuel
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The Bermuda Triangle The Legend In the past 100 years‚ the Bermuda Triangle has claimed over 1000 lives. In reality‚ that is only 10 a year. Though these lives lost are tragedies‚ this is not that incredible of a figure. It is how they died that has sparked many legends. The first legends of the Bermuda Triangle begin already with Christopher Columbus. As a captain‚ he was greatly respected‚ and his brave sailing efforts helped revolutionize the world. Much of the information we have about Columbus
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Social Affects of Tuberculosis SOC 313 Social Affects of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that mostly affects the lung. While tuberculosis is infectious and contagious it is preventable and curable. Even with updated information about this disease there still seems to be a stigma surrounding tuberculosis. Many people believe that tuberculosis is incurable. People also believe that if they come into contact with a person with TB then they will automatically contract TB as
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NAME: Chibuzor Ogbu MAT NO: 030503042 COURSE: MIT 805 1. Justify by citing examples the use of Truman’s triangle in classifying technology across generations Truman’s triangle is a relationship triangle developed by Truman Reynolds that attempts to compare three attributes of a network‚ object or service. The principle behind the triangle expresses the facts that when three attributes are to be evaluated‚ the first two (randomly chosen) attributes will always disagree or not favor the last attribute
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Uses of Epidemiology Hint: Think like a… -Biologist -Medical doctor -Public health officer -Health policy maker Eg. World health organization (look at the spread of a disease); Pharmacy (find preventative Eg. Stop the spread of west nile virus (mosquito)‚ learn from the media‚ get rid of standing water around your house USA: Cause of mortality in the 1900s per 100‚000 people #1 cause of death = pneumonia (respiratory infection causing inflammation) Caused by bacteria infection
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Discussion Topic #1 The fraud Triangle is a very important tool in seeking to understand why people commit fraud. In the examination of any fraud case according to the Fraud triangle there are three major elements‚ pressure‚ opportunity and rationalization. To illustrate the relevance of these three factors we can examine a recent fraud case i.e. the South Carolina Hospitality Association. In this case Rachel Duncan was the accountant for South Carolina Hospitality association‚ she is charged with
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Tuberculosis is a common‚ and in many cases lethal‚ infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria‚ usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis typically attacks the lungs‚ but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have an active TB infection cough‚ sneeze‚ or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air. Most infections are asymptomatic and latent‚ but about one in ten latent infections eventually progresses to active disease
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But during this time‚ reality hit and the world discovered the hidden truth of manufacturers. So many things were taking place during this time‚ from workers being mistreated and overused to the low pay rate that many people had to deal with. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was an event that held relevance in American history. On March‚ 25‚ 1911 at approximately 4:40 PM a fire broke out in the company’s factory in New York City which was the deadliest industrial disaster. 147 workers died in
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Parental advisory” The Rhetorical Triangle is on the biggest key point to making sure the paper is well round and can be understandable for whom may read it. The 3 key points for the rhetorical triangle are Logos‚ Pathos‚ and Ethos. Logos‚ which is Greek for ‘word’‚ is where in the essay the author is conveying his message to the audience. It’s where the actual argument comes in for the paper. Ethos‚ translates to character‚ which correlates to how well the author established
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Humanities 10:10 Bermuda Triangle I have been hearing a lot of tales about the great Bermuda Triangle there have been several mystery’s and unsolved clues of missing plans‚ boat’s‚ and people that passes through the triangle. In my thoughts I think well maybe there was at the time a bad hurricane that form sudden because we all know in that the area region is tropical‚ or maybe even in inside of that triangle huge gust of wind form up from all directions. A lot of questioning went running through
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