Fire has a long history of forcing changes in the United States and around the world. On November 21‚ 1980‚ the MGM Grand Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas had a fire that resulted in the death of eight-five individuals. According to the incident report from the fire‚ it was started by an ungrounded electrical circuit in a section of the main level of the casino called “The Deli”. It was discovered that the heat caused by the ungrounded wire heated enough to ignite the surrounding area. The fuel source
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Fire?! Yes‚ FIRE. Katniss unbuckles herself from the perch in the tree and high-tails it out of there. She runs from the heat and smoke along with the rest of the fleeing woodland creatures. Katniss realizes that the fire is no accident: it must be a ploy by the Gamemakers to flush out the scattered tributes and bring them all together. Why? For action‚ of course. There’s an audience watching at home‚ after all. Katniss’s jacket catches half on fire (she stomps it out)‚ then her throat starts
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Portrayals of prehistory in popular books‚ films‚ and television programs are sometimes more interesting for what they tell us about contemporary life than for what they reveal about ancient cultures. In the Clan of the Cave Bear (and the books that followed it) a doomed Neanderthal race is hopelessly outclasses by physically modern‚ culturally advanced "Others." Such portrayals could be labeled as accurate or inaccurate based on current findings. Whether or not these primitive peoples had belief
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Smokey Bear‚ a symbol created by the Ad Council‚ declared‚ "Care will prevent nine out of ten forest fires.” Smokey was created to help stop human-caused wildfires. Specifically‚ during World War II‚ Japan was purposefully igniting acres of forests. “The reason for this is that they wanted to impact the timber industry because during this era nearly everything was made out of wood” (“The History Career of Smokey Bear”). Because of this‚ the Ad Council stepped in and created Smokey Bear. There were
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Marketing to children Growing number of products are marketing to infant and school-aged children. So‚ some people began to think should they allow companies market all their products to children‚ even it makes children become fat and get lots of bad habits?Advertisements offer shopping conveniences‚ but unlimited marketing to children will have bad influences to their f ood p references ‚ habits and customs and disturb their family payments balance. First of all
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* My favorite bear is the Chicago Bears mascot. This is the team Brian Urlacher plays for now. He has played for the Bears his entire professional career. During his time with the Bears he has gone to the Super Bowl and several Pro Bowls. His rookie year‚ Brian won the Defensive Player of the Year Award for most outstanding Linebacker in the NFL. Growing up as a child‚ he had a rough life but it didn’t stop him from playing great football through from the time he was young to the time he
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1) What is Blockbuster’s amortization timetable? Do you think it is appropriate? Blockbuster’s amortization timetable is 40 years. This is not the industry standard and should be 5-7 years. 2) What would be the impact on Blockbuster’s 1988 earnings per share if 5 year amortization were applied to this goodwill? If the 5-year amortization were applied instead of the 40-year timetable‚ the company would have to recognize the goodwill in larger amounts‚ which would increase their tax liability. 3)
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Natural‚ Bear State Throughout time‚ places establish their own unique identities and images and become known for what inhabits those parts. Places like Florida and New York earned nicknames such as the Sunshine State and the Empire State due to events or things that people often associated with that area. In the 1830’s and 1840’s‚ Arkansas had succeeded in becoming a state; however‚ when Arkansas was only a territory‚ it had already established an image and a growing nickname: the Bear State. Although
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Did you know the spirit bear is also known as a Kermode bear? I didn’t‚ as a matter of fact‚ I didn’t even know there was a white bear beside polar bears until I read touching spirit bear? In the book Cole learned four life lessons. Throughout this paper‚ I will talk about three life lessons that I have learned. In addition‚ I will explain why they are important to me. My first life lesson is “ Everything happens for a reason”. The symbol is a fire burning‚ bright‚ scolding to the touch‚ and full
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A HOUSE ON FIRE It was the month of October. The weather was delightfully cool. I was sleeping soundly. All of sudden‚ I was disturbed in my sleep by loud cries of ‘fire ‚fire’. I sprang out of window. I was people with pails and buckets‚ running out of the burning house. On enquiry‚ I learnt that the palatial double-storeyed house of my neighbour‚ Mr. Sharma ‚ was on fire. I ran downstairs with a bucket. I no time‚ I reached the place of occurrence. It was a heart-rending sight. The newly-built
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