Farmer walking in dust storm Cimarron County Oklahoma This picture‚ by Arthur Rothstein‚ was taken in April of 1936 in Cimarron County‚ Oklahoma (Library of Congress‚ 2008). Rothstein took this photo while in Boise City‚ Oklahoma on an assignment for Roy Stryker‚ of the federal government’s Farm Security Administration‚ to document the severity of the storms and devastation they brought. About 14 miles south of Boise City‚ Rothstein came across Art Coble digging out fence post from a sand drift
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investigators? The individual responsible for the crime will not be at the crime site when the crime is discovered. Forensic scientists have to rely on the evidence at the scene to piece together who might have committed the crime. Also fires and explosion can cause a great deal of damage to the crime scene. The evidence traditionally found at other crime scenes is likely to be destroyed or damaged at these crime scenes‚ making it necessary for forensic scientists to focus on other types of evidence
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title of this case study alone insinuates that perhaps this mine disaster could have been prevented. Martin opens his case study with very descriptive and gruesome details about the events that lead up to the explosion. Martin states: “One hundred and eleven men were killed in that explosion. Killed needlessly‚ for almost everybody concerned had known for months‚ even years‚ that the mine was dangerous. Yet nobody had done anything effective about it” (Stillman 31). Initially‚ the thought and idea
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a story that where the Dust Bowl affected Atticus because he had to leave his farming job from the crops that were dried out. With no crops to work out on Atticus had to provide for his family‚ and he had to be able to feed his family. The Dust Bowl was a big drought that made Oklahoma‚ Texas‚ and in some parts of Kansas‚ Colorado‚ and New Mexico. This took place in 1934 right in the middle of the Great Depression. The people who were affected were people were the people
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the Burner. Dust tight Valve – In a pulverized fuel system‚ a tight sealing valve installed in the fuel supply pipe to the burner to allow or stop flow. Vent Valve – a valve used to allow venting of air or gas from the system to the atmosphere. Pulverizer System Component Design Requirements All components of the pulverized fuel system as described below that are designed to be operated at no more than gauge pressure of 2psi(13.8 kPa) shall be designed to withstand an internal explosion gauge pressure
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“Scorched earth. Abandoned farms. Skies black with dust. Houses buried under great dunes of earth. Decades after the drought and depression of the 1930s ended‚ images of the Dust Bowl are still familiar to millions of people worldwide” (Wesson.) That is what a normal day during the 1930’s was like. Back then people farmed to get their profit‚ especially in the southern plains of the U.S. People’s lives revolved around farming. If they didn’t get their crops planted on time‚ there wouldn’t be food
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articles: Nuclear explosion and Effects of nuclear explosions In addition to stellar nuclear explosions‚ a man-made nuclear weapon is a type of explosive weapon that derives its destructive force from nuclear fission or from a combination of fission and fusion. As a result‚ even a nuclear weapon with a small yield is significantly more powerful than the largest conventional explosives available‚ with a single weapon capable of completely destroying an entire city. Properties of explosions[edit] Force[edit]
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BOOM! ARGHH! All of a sudden explosions were going off everywhere around us. It sounded like a New Years Eve firework show at Sydney Harbour Bridge I had once been to. One massive explosion after another flying through the air‚ exploding with the biggest flash of light then an enormous bang. By now the adrenaline had kicked in and we were sprinting for our guns. Already there was blood spilt all over the ground‚ even my ears were ringing from the force of the explosions. This had all happened in less
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put in air-tight containers to prevent the evaporation of any flammable liquid evidence. Critical Thinking Questions What do you think would be the most challenging part of investigating a fire or explosion crime scene? Why? I think the most challenging part of investigating a fire or explosion crime scene would be collecting evidence. This is because a lot of the evidence is going to either be destroyed or
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Now it was a scene straight out of hell with fire and explosions of destruction‚ a place where the cries of agonized men would be forever inplanted into the few survivers minds to haunt there darkest nightmares. The waves crashed against the shore furiously‚ washing up the tin prison cells that would bring thousands of young‚ tough‚ often inexperienced men to their deaths. BOOM! A shell landed on one of the boats‚ a direct hit; huge explosions of fuel‚ metal and torn limbs washed over into the sea
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