In George R.R Martin’s novel series A Song of Ice and Fire‚ there is a long standing prophecy about Azor Ahai or “the chosen one”. The legendary figure in the R’hllor faith who led the crusade against the White Walkers (White Walkers are supernatural beings that can reanimate the dead) who invaded Westeros 8000 years prior during the “War for the Dawn”. The prophecy states that he will return with the flaming sword “Lightbringer” to defeat the White Walkers and save the world once more. The theory
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The 1942 Cocoanut Grove Fire Nicole Parris Columbia Southern University Summary The Cocoanut Grove fire was a major fire that happened in Boston‚ Massachusetts back on November 28‚ 1942. It was famous because of the amount of people in which were killed (490) and injured (166). It was one of the worst disasters that happened in Boston until the recent bombings at the Boston Marathon in 2013. Main Points The main points of the article were that many patrons couldn’t
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Fire investigations were tricky back in the 1970s. While fire investigators were required to be up-to-date to fire science and must upheld a certain standard of knowledge in what to look for to determine whether or not a fire-related incident is arson‚ being “up-to-date” in science‚ especially back in the 70s‚ does not mean courts will always come to the correct conclusions. In my first position paper where I explored the history of fire investigations and concluded why fire science is important
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Image of Fire in “Fahrenheit 451” In “Fahrenheit 451‚” firefighters rush to homes and start fires‚ rather than prevent them. Ray Bradbury’s story depicts a futuristic society where fire has become the matter of a significant dispute. On one side‚ fire is seen as almost a cleansing tool used to purify the thoughts of ordinary citizens by protecting them from reading “dangerous” works of writing by burning all copies of forbidden books. The government tells its people that reading books
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INTRODUCTION: The Ring of fire (figure 1) is a horse shoe shaped fault line. This fault line is prone to Earth quakes and volcanic eruptions. The ring of fire Is home to 452 volcanoes and 75% of the worlds dormant and active volcanoes live on the Ring. PLATE TECTONICS Plate tectonics is a theory that the earth is split up in to different areas of the world. They glide on the mantle of the earth the plates act like a hard ridged shell (fig 2 plate tectonics) Some of the plate tectonics move very
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STUDENT COMPETENCY IN FIRE-RISER TRAINING: A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE OSU SCHOOL OF FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGY Prepared for: Ms. Rose Mangold‚ Technical Program Coordinator Prepared by: Chris Davis Shane Aquino Chris Baldwin Matt Carlquist 28 March 2013 Distribution List: Mr. Floyd Luinstra Lab Director Dr. Leslie Fife‚ Technical Writing ABSTRACT Improving student competency in fire-riser training is the goal of this report. The report analyzes the current fire-riser training process’
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Imagine you’re hired and given the Fire District as a department assignment. The Fire District has a separate legal budget apart from the rest of the County budget. The District is primarily funded with property taxes. In the financial forecast‚ which projects actual revenues and expenses for 2015-2020‚ deficits
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Being a fire prevention officer you must possess such characteristics as being honest and having integrity. Admit and take time to correct your mistakes and assume personal responsibility for your actions‚ conduct your duties in such a manner that shows your confidence and respect for your position. Having confidentiality is a must in this profession‚ recognize and respect whatever you see‚ hear‚ or learn that may be confident in nature. Fire prevention officers are respectful and courteous
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Follow Your Instincts In this particular short story‚ author Jack London introduces a man and a dog on foot traveling to reach a specific destination in very rigid temperatures in a sub-polar area. The man who is never named can be characterized as determined‚ full of procrastination‚ and downright naïve. At the beginning of the reading‚ the story starts off as an adventurous journey with a man and a dog who are trying to reach a location where the “boys” are by six o’clock. It does not seem
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man states‚ “There were no trees‚ no shrubs‚ no grasses‚-naught but a tremendous and terrible desolation that sent fear swiftly dawning into his eyes.” This makes the reader really endower the situation the men are dealing with. Also in “To Build a Fire” London adds‚ “It certainly was cold‚ he concluded‚ as he rubbed his numb nose and cheekbones.” This makes the reader really feel what the man is going through and realise the harshness of nature. From what I and many other readers have discovered
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