Fire triangle‚ also called as combustion triangle‚ illustrates the three components a fire needs to ignite: a heat source‚ fuel‚ and oxidizing agent. A fire can be prevented or extinguished by removing any one of the elements in the fire triangle‚ which is the essential method for firefighters to suppress the flames. Fires are often caused by natural means (such as lightning)‚ static electricity or energy sources‚ but most fires in buildings are caused by human error. The American Red Cross says
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injustice is when people are not being fair. In the cases of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ The Scottsboro Boys and The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Injustice was a part of the verdict. In To kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. In the Scottsboro boys case the nine boys that were found on the train were accused by the two women that they raped the two women. In the shirtwaist fire the women were suing the owners of the building because they locked the women in and there were no exits
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I am doing my report on what the impact of the Triangle Factory Fire has to do with how our world. It obviously has had many changes and impacted a lot on our world. The Triangle Factory Fire started on 9th floor killing tons of people because of the workers environment. Some of the exits and stairwells had been locked so nobody would leave‚ but that was just one bad decision‚ leaving many people dying from jumping out of windows and being asphyxiated by smoke. “ Thanks to the efforts
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Introduction & Background The book selected for this analysis is entitled‚ “Triangle: The Fire that Changed America” by David von Drehle‚ which was published in Washington D.C. by Grove Press in 2004. Drehle starts by providing a succinct background of the living and working situation of people working at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory. Drehle takes time to exposition to the readers the prevailing circumstances that led to an upsurge in the number of child-age men and women to enroll for work in
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The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire was‚ in my opinion‚ one of the most tragic events in history. The workers in the factory were not treated with respect or fairness. The workers were forced to work tremendously long hours and received little pay. Perhaps one of the biggest shocks to me was the fact that the workers had to pay for the thread‚ the power that their machine used‚ and buy a garments if the shirtwaist was not made correctly. Obviously‚ money ruled the hearts of the owners. This reminds
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The Triangle Fire The events of the Triangle Fire of 1911 are incredibly relevant to today’s society. Workers’ rights and safety continues to be a heated topic for debate. Though many people may believe such an issue has been put to rest with our technologically advanced time and our progressive state of mind‚ the truth of the matter is immigrant and foreign workers are still being exploited in the workplace. Often workers are not represented by a union or uneducated as to what a union even
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The 146 people that died during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire sparked a workplace reform movement that quickly spread across America like a wildfire. These reforms were some that were drastically needed. During the Progressive Era‚ employers were getting away with child labor‚ long hours that kept mothers away from their children and terrible work conditions that killed thousands every year. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire impacted society during the Progressive Era by drawing attention
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THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE: FROM TRAGEDY CAME CHANGE Donna Baker MG 420 14 February 2011 In the early 20th century‚ immigrants from Europe flooded Ellis Island in droves in search of “streets paved with gold” which they believed to be found in the United States. The majority of these immigrants settled in New York City to live in tenement housing and find work in the “30‚000 factory floors and sweatshops that were located in Lower Manhattan. Each year‚ 612‚000 workers‚ mostly
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The fire that changed America Our nation has grown to what it is today because we have continued to learn from past mistakes in an effort to grow and be better than ever. Disasters are no exception. In 1911‚ a disastrous fire in New York City took the lives of 146 people. This could have been prevented had we known how important building safety codes really are. Their fruitless efforts deepened the despair on the faces of the gathering crowds. Nothing could save the hopeless workers. People
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realistic hours and higher pay. On March 25‚ a fire began to rage within the factory. The fire lasted 18 minutes‚ killing a total of 145 people. Unfortunately‚ many of these deaths could have been avoided. For example‚ the fire hose within the factory was rotted and rusting‚ there was only one working elevator that broke down and only held 12 people at a time‚ doors leading to an exit were locked; many young girls jumped to their deaths in hopes of escaping the fire. On April 5‚ the workers union marched
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