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    The Symbolism of Fire Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ is a novel filled with many symbols. The symbolism used in this novel varies from different animals to things in nature. One of the biggest symbols throughout the novel is fire. Fire has multiple meanings in Fahrenheit 451‚ and is usually symbolized as something to be feared. Throughout the novel‚ fire is something that people do not want‚ even though it can be so much more than a bad thing. Fire can represent knowledge and awareness‚ rebirth

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    Backyard fires. When I was a little girl‚ we had plenty of fires in the backyard. It was a time where family got together and told funny‚ or scary stories. It was a time when we made memories with each other. Neighbours used to join in without hesitation. We used to make plenty of food on the fire including; marshmallows‚ hot dogs‚ potatoes‚ and even steak. Some of these neighbours would bring drinks and some would even bring music. We grew up knowing that having backyard fires is a great memory

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    most famous disasters in 1871 was the Great Chicago Fire. Only one person started the fire and that was Daniel “Pegleg” Sullivan. He went to the bran to get some more beer for the people who attended the party.. There are lots of great reasons he started the fire‚ for one‚ He started it by kicking over a lantern while he was going to get some more beer for the people at the O’Leary’s party. Another‚ He accidentally dropped his smoke pipe with some fire still burning inside‚ remember‚ the whole city was

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    The Great Fire off London Did you know that the Great Fire of London of September 1666 was one of the most famous incidents in Stuart England. It was the second tragedy to hit the city in the space of 12 months. Just as the city was recovering from the Great Plague‚ the inhabitants had to flee the city once again – this time not as a result of a disease‚ but the result of as human accident. The Great Fire of London‚ arguably‚ left a far greater mark on the city when compared to the plague.

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    say the least‚ so the idea of prescribed fires for the prevention of wild fires‚ Literally fighting fire with fire‚ is in my opinion‚ a great idea that could help solve a very important problem. Prescribed fires‚ small controlled fires designed to destroy potential fuel for wild fires‚ also have the benefit of creating a more diverse ecosystem‚ and controlling potentially damaging Invasive species‚ as well as the obvious use‚ preventing dangerous wild fires from destroying everything in their path

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    Critical Analysis of "Fire and Ice" One said‚ "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." Four time Pulitzer Prize winning American poet‚ teacher‚ and lecturer‚ Robert Frost quoted this. Frost was born in 1874 and died in January of 1963. He lived in New England for practically his whole life‚ only moving to England for a short time to pursue his writing career in which he wrote many popular and oft-quoted poems. In his poem‚ "Fire and Ice"‚ Frost uses imagery

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    What is fire culture? What does that even mean? Well‚ I guess to know‚ you have to know something about what culture is and what cumulative it deposits of knowledge‚ experience‚ beliefs‚ values‚ hierarchies‚ religion and more. Now imagine having to live with people you do not know and having different work experience‚ beliefs‚ background‚ age etc. Well‚ that is what firefighters do. How does this work you may ask? It works because they have the same goals‚ the same values‚ and there is not really

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    it is another cause of death‚ another tragic way to die. This exact way of dying took 145 souls on March 25‚ 1911. One after another girls aging anywhere between 13 and 23 years of age thought they were leaping for their lives from the out break of fire‚ but instead leapt for death‚ out of the windows to meet the concrete over one hundred feet below. In honor of those who leapt for their life‚ changes were made in occupational safety standards that ensure the safety of workers today. When it comes

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    The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 What do we think of when we hear the word sweatshop? Many people associate that word with female immigrant workers‚ who receive very minimal pay. The work area is very dangerous to your health and is an extremely unsanitary work place. The work area is usually overcrowded. That is the general stereotype‚ in my eyes of a sweatshop. All if not more of these conditions were present in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. This company was located in New York City at

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    Playing With Fire A Mini-Ethnographic Study on Life within ------ Fire Authority I had always believed that firemen sit in front of flat screen TV’s watching football all day until they got a call to an emergency. Their job was pretty easy for the most part. Most of their shifts were spent relaxing‚ I was convinced. However‚ as soon as I stepped foot into ---- Fire Authority Station 3‚ all the perceptions I had about firefighters quickly flew out the window and I had a near immediate respect

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