...The great Chicago fire was one of the most deadliest fires. Some people believe that Louis H Cohn , peg leg started it . But natural causes had something to do with it. According to -what started the great Chicago fire?- it states that it was hot that summer of 1871. The bustling city of Chicago sweltered under the heat of the Sun and very little rain fell to alleviate the severe drought that consumed the city. They also said that Fires were a common occurrence, thanks to swirling winds, the dry conditions, and the fact that most of the city was made of wood. This shows that natural causes started the great Chicago fire. Drought There was a drought, dry weather conditions. In the passage Chicago fire of 1871, it says In “October 1871, dry weather and an abundance of wooden buildings, streets and sidewalks made Chicago vulnerable to fire.” So the two words dry and weather means there was a drought. What else could it mean..In some articles , it said there was a drought and in droughts there barely is water anywhere. When the fire started , they had to go in the carriage with only TWO horses. They had to...
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...the mid-1850s, Chicago became a major city thanks to the newly constructed railroad system that connected the United States, causing the once small city of 100,000 people to over a million within 30 years. Due to such rapid expansion, structures appeared with little permits and regulation, causing inconsistencies in the housing quality for multiple future decades. Wood built structures and oil lamps became more common, and also led to the city’s downfall on October 8th, 1871. Multiple events caused the leveling of most of the business district of Chicago and the forced...
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...course 1506 - Pope Julius II & France occupy Bologna 1513 - Battle of La Motta: Spanish troops under Ramón de Cardona defeat the Venetians. 1520 - 1st public burning of books in Netherlands, in Louvain 1542 - Explorer Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off California coast 1571 - Battle at Lepanto: Saint League (Spain & Italy) destroys Turkish fleet 1637 - Prince Frederik Henry occupies Breda 1690 - English attack Quebec under Louis de Buade 1702 - English/Dutch troops under Marlborough occupy Roermond 1714 - People riot due to beer tax in Alkmaar Neth 1737 - 40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft & kill 300,000 (Bengal, India) 1763 - George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north & west of Alleghenies to white settlement 1765 - Stamp Act Congress convenes in NY 1776 - Crown Prince Paul of Russia marries Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg. 1777 - Americans beat Brits in 2nd Battle of Saratoga & Battle of Bemis Hts 1780 - British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, SC 1806 - Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood 1816 - 1st double decked steamboat, Washington, arrives in New Orleans 1825 - Miramichi Fire, disaster in New Brunswick 1826 - Granite Railway (1st chartered railway in US) begins operations 1828 - The city of Patras, Greece is liberated by the French expeditionary force in Peloponnese under General Maison. 1840 - Willem I resigns as king of Netherlands 1856 - Cyrus...
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...In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, it is about Guy Montag the main character that takes pleasure in his profession as a fireman, by burning illegally owned books and the houses of the owners. Fahrenheit 451 was taken place in the future more focused on the year 2053, and said to be in a big city for example chicago or new york where there's a lot of crime. Some information about Guy Montag is that he is that he is a fireman, and is the third generation fireman in his family. He has “black hair”,black eyebrows, and a blue shaved but unshaved look.He also take pride as a hard worker and is looked up to as a role model. Besides he loves to dress in his firefighter uniform. Montag also thinks of his job as a sport and has heaps of fun while doing his job as a firefighter. Lastly he also has a marriage that is very flunky because it kinda arrays how each of the couple doesn't show their love....
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST SEMINARY RESEARCH PAPER ON THE THEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ONE OF THE NAMES OF GOD: YAHWEH SHAMMAH SUBMITTED TO DR. DENNIS MCDONALD IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THEO 525, SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....................................................................................................................3 Defining the Name “Yahweh” .......................................................................................4 Defining the Name “Yahweh Shammah”……………………………………………...5 Biblical & Historical Context……………………………..........................................6 The Connection of Christ…………………………………………………………..10 Conclusion....................................................................................................................12 Bibliography…….........................................................................................................14 INTRODUCTION There are many names of God that are mentioned in the Bible. All of them have a specific meaning that describes His character and a significant attribute that He possesses. Each name is introduced to us in the midst of a specific moment when God chose to reveal himself to His people, Israel. The subject of this paper deals with one of those names of God: “Yahweh Shammah,” which means “The Lord is There.” It is my intention to explore the in-depth...
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...power of fire, he has been trying to control it. From a single bucket wielding man to a complex well trained and organized team have been working on controlling and suppressing fire for millennia’s. Many simple and complex tools have been developed to help in the control and suppression of fire. Organized fire brigades can be dated back to the earliest civilizations because of the fear of fire and the damage that it can cause. Many great infrastructures have fallen to the devastation of fire and have taken large groups of dedicated members to control those fires. Over the past century, the fire service has become more than just fire suppression, now these dedicated individuals are trained to rescue people, control hazardous materials, perform fire prevention duties, and attend to the injured. Many people think that the fire service is a fairly modern idea due to the industrial revolution. Some researchers have said that firefighting was first started and organized in ancient Egypt. There is evidence of firefighting machinery was used in Ancient Egypt, including a water pump that was developed by Ctesibius of Alexandria in the third century BC which was later improved upon in a design by Hero of Alexandria in the first century BC. One of the first well documented fire brigade or suppression team was the ones of the Roman Empire. The Roman emperor Augustus is credited with instituting a corps of fire-fighting "watchmen" in 24 BC. Regulations for checking and preventing fires were developed...
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...day. We learned a great lesson in life on June 18, 2007. On this day in history America lost 9 great “Fire Heroes” to a structure fire in Charleston, South Carolina. The fire started at approximately 7:00 p.m. in the locking dock area of a mattress showroom and warehouse. Charleston firefighters arrived on the scene just three minutes after the alarm, followed soon by firefighters from the St. Andrews Public Service District . From 1979 to 2002 there were over 180 fire fighter deaths from Structural collapse. In more recent times, between 1990 and Augusta 2010, 43 fire fighters deaths have been associated with structural collapses. In a scientific study conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) entitled Trends in Firefighter Fatalities Due to Structural Collapse, 1979-2002, it was found that firefighter deaths in residential buildings have more than tripled in the last decade compared to the previous decades (1994-2002: 33 deaths; 1983-1992: 9 deaths) (Brassal, Evans 2002). Are firefighters and other fire professionals missing the evidence needed to curve the potential for firefighter fatalities due to structural collapse? Structural collapses are not always the cause of death, but may have been contributing factors that lead to the cause of death. Can training, better building practices, pre-plans and changing structural building laws decrease the risk for fire fighters? Risk Analysis and concerns regarding the Sofa Super Store fire When the first arriving...
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...Bukavu 1. Physical Geographic Green, small, cultured, ornamental, dramatic and crowded located in the East of the Congo between lake kivu and the Ruzizi river. Multi shape, pyramid, stack, drift city with houses in the peak and valley. Lake kivu gives fresh, smoothie and marvelous air to city. No winter, summer, fall or spring only dry and rainy season. After rain, city becomes red like wine because of its mud. 2. People * Appearance Young, Tall, medium and short size, rosy, organized, messy, faces seen glow with ever present smiles, but kooky, creepy and weird sometimes. Wrap, attire, exhibit and dress in traditional cloths for women who display multi color and for men nothing special. * Personality Kinds, energetic and social are their biggest identity, but sometimes, brutal, barbarous and active when they are disturber. Instructed, enlighten, and cultivated when it comes to serious matter such education. * Behavior Spirit of belonging, unity, and communitarianism are most of their strength, but gossip, jealousy and narcissist sometimes due to gap between rich and poor. Lack of occupations, many becomes addicted, obsessed, absorbed, hooked and devoted to religion. Society suffer from Rate of mortality very high due to lack of good health system, high unemployment and poverty. Family in control of marriage, tribe comes first, submitted and respect to their elder, only rich marry whom they choose (ie, from a different class or culture)...
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...------------------------------------------------- Air pollution From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Bad air quality" redirects here. For the obsolete medical theory, see Bad air. "Air quality" redirects here. For the measure of how polluted the air is, see Air quality index. Not to be confused with Qualities of air. Air pollution from a World War II wartime production plant Air pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals, particulates, or biological materials that cause discomfort, disease, or death to humans, damage other living organisms such as food crops, or damage the natural environment or built environment. The atmosphere is a complex dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth. Stratospheric ozone depletion due to air pollution has long been recognized as a threat to human health as well as to the Earth's ecosystems. Indoor air pollution (see Airlog) and urban air quality are listed as two of the World’s Worst Toxic Pollution Problems in the 2008 Blacksmith InstituteWorld's Worst Polluted Places report.[1] ------------------------------------------------- Pollutants Main articles: Pollutant and Greenhouse gas Before flue-gas desulfurization was installed, the emissions from this power plant in New Mexico contained excessive amounts of sulfur dioxide. Schematic drawing, causes and effects of air pollution: (1) greenhouse effect, (2) particulate contamination, (3) increased UV radiation, (4) acid...
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...at the age of twenty one. In that facility, the Nation of Islam which were a group of Black Muslims, were a group of which he found interest in. After he left prison in 1952, he devoted himself to helping the Black Muslims, and later adopted the name; Malcolm X. Unfortunately, the group eventually decided to overthrow him, due to remarks made about John F. Kennedy (Helfer 34). This led him to depart from that movement. During March, 1964, he was occupied in arranging first the Muslim Mosque, Inc., and the Organization of Afro American Unity. He travelled twice to Africa and the Middle East also in the same year. That would end only three months after he returned (X &Perry 14). Once he landed in United States, he was assassinated in the city of New York on February 21, 1965. Since his child hood, Malcolm X was born into a society that embarked the ideas of radical Black tradition. Once he left prison, Malcolm joined the Nation of Islam and was taught by Elijah Muhammad. As with all Nation of Islam members, Malcolm little transformed to Malcolm X, to counter his slave name and embark on a journey for the search of his true personality. He also decided to take the family name of Shabazz, but still continued to use the X because of the popularity it gained over the years (Ball 29). He rose quickly in the Nation of Islam and later became the national spokesperson for it. The Nation was popularized by the organizing efforts of Malcolm X. As...
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...can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. Ancient cultures Air pollution has always accompanied civilizations. Pollution started from prehistoric times when man created the first fires. According to a 1983 article in the journal Science, "soot found on ceilings of prehistoric caves provides ample evidence of the high levels of pollution that was associated with inadequate ventilation of open fires."[2] Metal forging appears to be a key turning point in the creation of significant air pollution levels outside the home. Core samples of glaciers in Greenland indicate increases in pollution associated with Greek, Roman and Chinese metal production,[3] but at that time the pollution was comparatively small and could be handled by nature. Urban pollution Air pollution in the US, 1973 The burning of coal and wood, and the presence of many horses in concentrated areas made the cities the cesspools of pollution. The Industrial Revolution brought an infusion of untreated chemicals and wastes into local streams that served as the water supply. King Edward I of England banned the burning of sea-coal by proclamation in London in 1272, after its smoke became a problem.[4][5] But the fuel was so common in England that this earliest of names for it was acquired because it could be carted away from some shores by the wheelbarrow. It was the industrial revolution that gave birth...
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...FAHRENHEIT 451 by Ray Bradbury This one, with gratitude, is for DON CONGDON. FAHRENHEIT 451: The temperature at which book-paper catches fire and burns PART I IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BURN IT was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed. With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history. With his symbolic helmet numbered 451 on his stolid head, and his eyes all orange flame with the thought of what came next, he flicked the igniter and the house jumped up in a gorging fire that burned the evening sky red and yellow and black. He strode in a swarm of fireflies. He wanted above all, like the old joke, to shove a marshmallow on a stick in the furnace, while the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch and lawn of the house. While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning. Montag grinned the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame. He knew that when he returned to the firehouse, he might wink at himself, a minstrel man, burntcorked, in the mirror. Later, going to sleep, he would feel the fiery smile still gripped by his face muscles, in the dark. It never went away, that. smile, it never ever went away, as long as he remembered...
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...believe in this things. In our religion there is no such things like “Ghost” but in also there is something named “Ginne”. But all religious believe came into one point that-There is something, some says it can be the spirits. So,here I gave some information about the unsolved matters………. Ghosts of the Stanley Hotel If you where staying at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado and turned to channel 42 of your guest-room television, you would be watching one of my all-time favorite movies: The Shining. Doesn’t matter what time of day or night, or year for that matter, it is always on. That’s not supernatural, of course- merely a nod to their role as the inspiration for Stephen King’s novel. Employees report hearing the commotion of a great party in the grand ballroom when there is no one there. Children can be heard playing in the halls when there are no children at all, and many guests have reported seeing ghostly figures in their rooms at night, merely standing, watching. The fourth floor seems to be host to the most amount of activity, and there is one ghost in particular, purportedly Lord Dunraven, the previous owner of the land the property was built on, who can be seen standing over the bed or looking out the window of room 407. He is widely blamed for any jewelry or valuables that have gone missing in the hotel over the years. The Brown Lady Raynham Hall Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, is home to the subject of one of the most famous ghost photos ever captured...
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... madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix, angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machin- ery of night, who poverty and tatters and hollow-eyed and high sat up smoking in the supernatural darkness of cold-water flats floating across the tops of cities contemplating jazz, who bared their brains to Heaven under the El and saw Mohammedan angels staggering on tene- ment roofs illuminated, who passed through universities with radiant cool eyes hallucinating Arkansas and Blake-light tragedy among the scholars of war, who were expelled from the academies for crazy & publishing obscene odes on the windows of the skull, who cowered in unshaven rooms in underwear, burn- ing their money in wastebaskets and listening to the Terror through the wall, who got busted in their pubic beards returning through Laredo with a belt of marijuana for New York, who ate fire in paint hotels or drank turpentine in Paradise Alley, death, or purgatoried their torsos night after night with dreams, with drugs, with waking...
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...Climate Change: Global Warming In April 9th of 2010, Marisa Marcavillaca—a farmer and indigenous women’s organizer from Peru— went to The Capitol Hill to tell her powerful story. Her words were quoted by Al Gore in one of his speeches. She said through a translator: “We are very concerned, in my community, [and] in my country, about global climate change. Nature is disrupted. We are seeing the impacts on a daily basis. We are losing our lands, water is disappearing, it rains when it shouldn’t rain, and we have freezing temperatures, when we shouldn’t have freezing temperatures. Also, warmer temperatures in our farming area have spurred plant diseases, and the quality of agricultural seeds has degenerated cutting into local women’s ability to earn a living. Because our yields are down, it is difficult to feed our children.” (Jaime Baily 14). Climate change has become a very contested and debated matter. Some scientists say that the earth is warming; skeptics contend that it is cooling. Glaciologists say that the polar ice on earth is melting, and skeptics say that Antarctic ice is growing. Skeptics-that have also concluded that the earth is warming-point out that the earth has gone through many such warming periods (interglacials or periods of desertification) in between cooling periods and that these are natural cycles. But the long-running debate over whether or not global warming is anthropogenic is arriving to its end. Not only it is caused by man,...
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