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    changed? In the 1970’s homes were almost made to prevent the spread of fire. The National Fire Protection Association or NFPA were making stronger codes and stricter standers for homes. Today they are still in effect, but a fire in today’s home can spread five times quicker. The reason why today’s home catches on fire quicker is how the house is made of, the house layout, the furniture in the home, and how to prevent such a fire. In 1970’s homes were not made with engineered lumber. Engineered lumber

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    after the beginning of hostilities at Fort Sumter, Lincoln ordered a naval blockade of the states that has succeeded so far. Knowing that the South could not match the Union 's navy, the Secretary of the Confederacy 's navy Stephen Mallory, at the time being and advocate for more armor on ships, decided that instead of trying to match the production power of the north, they would build ships that were superior to the North 's individually. Mallory hired a group of men to help him design the ship

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    and how they got started, This reminds me of the time I watched a cartoon movie meet the Robinsons, where a boy creates a machine that looks through people's memories. According to Richmond Times-Dispatch, a News Website, April 1st, 2015 The students behind this invention are Viet Tran, a computer engineer major and Seth Robertson, an electrical engineer major. They are both Undergraduates at George Mason University in Virginia. Their idea fight fire with sound started as a senior research project

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    65). To Build A Fire is written by Jack London and is based in the deep backwoods of the Alaskan wilderness. The man in the story has his mouth frozen shut and his only companion is a wolf dog as he makes his journey back to the campsite to where he belongs to. Jack London has many symbolistic items in To Build A Fire. This includes fire as a symbol of life, snow as a symbol for death, and the boys at the camp as a symbol for security. One of the symbols from To Build A Fire is fire as the symbol

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    a barn. There was a fire lantern on some hay, when she left the barn she forgot the lantern and then the cow’s tail hit the lantern and then the fire started. The barn caught on FIRE! After it caught on fire the barn was DESTROYED! Once the fire got stated there was no stopping it. It burned down the house next to the barn. Lots of buildings got burned down because the whole city was made out of wood. And because it was made out of wood most of Chicago. If they took their time and didn’t ,make the

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    Brian was flying a plane to go see his dad in Canada the pilot had a heart attack and Brian had to safely land the plane. Now he is all alone in the wilderness. The three adversities that Brian faced was flying the plane after the pilot died, making a fire, and making hunting weapons. The first adversity that Brian had to face was flying the plane when the pilot died. Brian overcame this adversity by remaining calm and remembering what the pilot had taught him about flying the plane. He also had to

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    an illustration of leadership, the signal fire which illustrates a man’s struggle for survival, and the beast is a representation of man’s fear of the unknown. The conch is used as a symbol in the story as order to act as leader while holding the conch. As the boys held the conch to speak they were given the chance to let out what they have to say without everyone talking at the same time. “That’s what this shell’s called. I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. eaking.” “And he won’t be

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    seen from Interstate 70. The fire initially was one of many small fires that had been started by the storm. It was in a remote area and wasn’t a concern. With several other fires burning, the BLM District started setting priorities for initial attack. Highest priority assigned to fires threatening lives, residences, structures, utilities, and to fires with the greatest potential for spread. The South Canyon fire did not make the priority list. The South Canyon fire started on a high point on Hell's

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    be a pattern of any preparation for the unlawful setting of a fire, primarily the material is put around the ignition device to feed the initial flame. Fortunately, for this pattern newspaper is normally the most popular material. However, wood shavings, rags, blankets, clothing and cotton waste is the most highly used material for industrial and factory fires. Therefore, these are also some of the common plants that can start a fire. Yet, any form of liquid or flammable fluid such as gasoline or

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    History significantly affects the present consistently through its residents, its region, and the entirety of the nation. World War 1 was the time period of 1914-1918 of global war and unrest drastically impacting America when the nation decided to engage. Before the involvement in the war America contained the position of neutrality. Previous to the entrance to the war America supplied both warring countries with weapons, medical supplies, and gunpowder/equipment as a benefit to us because the economic

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