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    Scenario Simulation There has been a substantial fire at the North Conway office of DRUM. It started in one of the hazardous material storage areas of the manufacturing facility at approximately 2 o 'clock this afternoon. The fire required substantial emergency response resources and took approximately 6 hours to bring under control. There were five employee injuries and approximately 40% of the facility has been severely damaged by fire with another 25% of the facility experiencing

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    effort to elaborate of the use of containers for the stowage of dangerous goods as well as the impacts it has. As well as how the International conventions, International Policies and Protocol for transporting dangerous goods are taking into consideration. Throughout this assignment, the main conventions will be examined and focused on such as MARPOL and SOLAS as well as policies established that deals with the transportation al Dangerous cargo that was established and enforced by the IMO (International

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    Inherently dangerous, fight dogs, or vicious are just a few words that come to most people's minds when they see or hear the word Pit bull. Pit bulls are feared because of their past reputation as fight dogs and this has led to the banning of Pit bulls in many counties and cities across the United States. However, I have had the honor of owning a Pit bull as well as knowing many great Pit bulls a Pit bull owners over the years, and what my experience shows is that it's not the breed, but the owner

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    In T.C. Boyles “Greasy Lake,” the narrator claims that he and his friends are “dangerous characters” (57). However, as the story concludes the description of him and his friends are inaccurate. So how do the narrator and his friends undermine their self-proclaimed “bad”-ness? That the narrator and his friends are regretful by the end of the story discredits the claim. Also, they are confounded when a situation turns out bad which makes it seem like they haven’t been in that situation before. Finally

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    though every other girl worn similar white Ao Dai’s, she was given the name ‘Little White Bride.’ One day before school, her mother asked her to bring her grandmother the honeycomb cake they made the night before, but she knew the journey would be dangerous. Her mother warned her of the hostile men that would go to any lengths to get a girl to get into a van with them, so men in China could have beautiful young brides. However the girl was brave, maybe a little too brave, and shrugged it off. So she

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    deemed too dangerous so they are shunned and kicked out of society. This now makes them outcasts. In the book Wolf Children Ame and Yuki are are the outcasts. Society did not want them because they are wolf children. In Of Mice And Men Lennie was the outcast. Society did not want him because they thought he was not mentally stable enough to be in this world. Lennie, Ame, and Yuki are all victims of society. This is because people just don't know enough about them to know they can be good people.

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    It was dangerous for Dana because she spoke as the educated women that she was, so when talking with someone new they would comment on her educated speech. “It was dangerous to educate slaves, they warned. Education made blacks dissatisfied with slavery. It spoiled them for field work. The Methodist minister said it made them disobedient,

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    that guns are the main problem in our dangerous world and believe that America needs to ban them completely. I believe that our world would not be a safer place if they banned guns, because people are people and they can find many other ways to effect the people around them without guns. Guns are not the main problem, we are. Guns are not just used to hurt people, but they help defend people, and most importantly save our lives. If there is someone dangerous that is trying to harm you, what will

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    How would you like to try some crystal meth? Chances are, you’re saying, “no” right about now, maybe shaking your head in disgust. Why would you want to try crystal meth? That stuff is so ridiculously dangerous, right? Would it change your mind if you saw it on television? The highly acclaimed, wildly popular, and most recent winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, Breaking Bad chronicles the life of Walter White, a chemistry genius destined to live out his life teaching high

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    Microwave can be good, but dangerous with sparky You should not put sparky in the microwave because you might damage your expensive microwaves. Nowadays, microwaves are commonly used due to their rapidity in getting our food or drinks warm. However, most people are ignorant of the fact that not all objects can get into our microwaves, it does not matter how expensive or cheap the microwave is. Without withstanding as Sophocles said “ the only crime is pride” is important for us not to ignore some

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