Would you stay in a hotel that advertises “absolutely fireproof”? The average person would say yes‚ most people think “It can’t get any safer than absolutely fireproof can it?” Well there was a problem December 7th 1946‚ when the Winecoff Hotel caught on fire. Opened in 1913 as the tallest building in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Built with a steel-framed structure making the owner think it was fireproof‚ but it wasn’t. History of the Winecoff Hotel‚ now known as the Ellis Hotel The steel-framed structure
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The Great Halloween Spoof It was a dark and kooky night when it happened. My worst nightmare happened. My friends and I were coming home from the big football game with some girls when {pause} my friend dared me to go into the "so called" old haunted mansion on N. Klent and Broadway Ave.. Why he had to do it in front of my friends and some other kids from school? I was trapped and he knew it. So I walked up the old cracked
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1. What is FIRE? “FIRE” stands for “Find Inform Restrict/Resist Extinguish” shortly it means steps to take when a fire is discovered: Fire is the result of a chemical reaction called combustion‚ which requires a combination of fuel and oxygen as well as a source of ignition. Different methods can be used to extinguish fires. The methods often involve the removal of heat by cooling the burning material‚ the cutting of fuel or air source or the adding of chemical substances
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Prospect House The story Prospect House‚ written by Frances Childs is a realistic description from the bottom of the social heap. In the story we meet Kim‚ a girl with a bleak background who has an identity crisis. This crisis is presumably caused by the mother she never had‚ and it is the red line in the story; the author clearly illustrates that parent’s plays an important role in their children’s live‚ especially when they are not there. The story takes place outside the city‚ probably near
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log into a fire. The passage displays the lack of mercy that the high ranking officers have towards the brave men that run into the flames of war. The passage also displays the soldier’s bodies or the logs or firewood being physically consumed by the fire. The ants scamper around in their dismay‚ of being thrust into the fire‚ and they continually charge back into the fire like the soldiers do. This passage represents what happens to the souls‚ bodies‚ and spirits of the soldiers when they are dumped
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3 kinds of false friends you must fire from your life It got me reflecting on the folks I’ve removed from my life over the years (not removed in the Mafioso sense – I mean ‘stopped interacting with’)‚ or those I’ve encouraged others to remove. It might sound callous or draconian‚ but I’m convinced that life is too short to have people around you on a daily basis who make it more difficult to succeed or to be happy. Now of course‚ we all have days when even the folks we’re fondest of – friends
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Dream House By William This is my sixth “my show” in lucky English center. The topic is my dream house. About of it‚ I ask most of my friends a question – ‘what is your dream house like?’ Their answers are surprisingly similar and interesting. There are two types of answers. The first is a beautiful seaside villa. The second‚ a big apartment is located in the CBD. Earlier this year‚ I bought three sets of apartment in the center of NANKAI district in Tianjin. I recently hired two professional
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Rhonda Griffin Due:February 6‚2013 CIS110 Notebook computer Kindle Fire HD From my experience the Kindle Fire HD Android tablet‚ and views‚ the Kindle Fire HD is said to be the most advanced in the world. This mini-tablet computer version of Amazon.com was announced on September 28‚2011. I have had good experience from this tablet. I received one for my Christmas present last year. This is a light weight tablet that weighs approximately 6 ounces compared to lugging a laptop around .The
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Fire is most commonly associated with destruction‚ when fire is out if control that is when the problem really starts to show. When heat is introduced to the flask in the crucible‚ it is most likely to break‚ but if you put too much heat on the flask‚ the flask will break. Introducing more events/ problems to the situation is like a metaphor for turning up the heat. One example of “turning up the heat” is where the whole problem start‚ which is when Abigail is talking to her uncle Parris and denying
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This is a brief poem titled “Neighbors.” It may brief‚ but there is a deeper message than can be found in between the lines. This poem was found online‚ and was created by David Allan Evans‚ who is a well-known poet. It is a little excerpt that describes a strange wife and husband doing a normal task‚ but adding a strange twist to it. It talks about their demeanor‚ and their strange actions. This poem seems to be a reflection on the author’s real life neighbors‚ which adds a strange twist to the
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