information was recorded during the event or immediately after the event. Ida B. Wells- Barnett‚ did not have firsthand knowledge of the burning of Samuel Hose. She gathered her information form old newspaper clippings that reported the historical event. Wells-Barnett‚ also interviewed a detective who was assigned to investigate the burning of Hose. The author is not reporting first hand (or is first to record these immediately following an event)‚ to be considered a reliable primary source. She is
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The Wonderful World Of Scuba Diving Many people who have never been scuba diving think it is just a swim in the water‚ in reality it is a very exciting‚ dangerous‚ and potentially fatal activity. There are many types of scuba diving‚ ranging from recreational to sport to career diving. Scuba Diving is just not a swim in the water‚ scuba requires certification‚ uses technical equipment‚ and the world offers the best scuba dives in the world. “Scuba‚ which is actually an acronym for “self -contained
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unaware of when it comes to the basic characteristics of being a firefighter. Overview of Firefighting When the average person thinks of being a firefighter‚ they usually imagine cute Dalmatian dogs‚ loud sirens‚ heavy clothes‚ huge water hoses‚ poles to slide down‚ and giant ladders. Firefighting is a more complex job than people think because it has many characteristics that we do not think of. Aspects such as the various types of technology used‚ the different tactics you see on a day
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MOMENTUM QUESTIONS 1. Which has greater momentum: a train at rest or a moving skateboard? Since the train is not moving‚ it has zero momentum. The skateboard‚ as long as it has some speed‚ will have more momentum‚ since p = m*v. 2. What are the ways to increase impulse? Impulse depends on the magnitude of the applied external force and the time that the force acts on the system. By increasing either of those‚ impulse on a system will be increased‚ and the system’s momentum will change accordingly
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One other thing that happened is that when the People trapped in the building they jumped out of windows and landed on the fire departments hose making it difficult to extinguish the fire. In my source from wikipedia says that a bookkeeper on the 8th floor was able to warn the people on the 10th floor via phone. There was no way to contact the 9th floor because there was no audible alarm
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Fire Department Response Plan Students Name Institution Affiliation Fire Department Fire Response Plan A building at Middlesex County College has just caught fire and the Edison fire department have been contacted to help manage and put-out the fire. This paper is a guideline containing the standard protocols and approaches that must be simultaneously followed to foster the effective and efficient management of the fire. Arrival and Safety On arrival at the scene‚ the operation’s department
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What happens when a home catches on fire and there are helpless citizens trapped inside or when a firefighter is injured inside a fire and can not get out? Firefighters train long hours sacrificing their blood‚ sweat‚ and tears to be prepared for any situation that may arise during a emergency such as search and rescue‚ rescue of a downed firefighter‚ high angle rope rescue‚ water rescue‚ and also confined space rescue. Not all firefighters are trained in search and rescue; only the most qualified
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Children’s March In the spring of 1963‚ Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ was the "do-or-die" battleground for the Civil Rights Movement. "What are we going to do?" Martin Luther King asked his friends. He was worried; it looked like they were going to fail in their mission. Martin Luther King was trying to lead the black people in Birmingham in a struggle to end segregation. In King’s day‚ segregation meant that black people were not allowed to do the same things or go to the same places as white people:
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Michael Menor Professor Cady English 151 25 February 2013 Submarine Escape Procedures There are many catastrophes that can affect the operation of a submarine; fire and flooding can crimple a submarine completely if either is not resolved quickly. Submariners are trained to combat all forms of fire and flooding in different scenarios that are closely monitored in Submarine School. As a last resort‚ sailors are also trained in submarine escape in the very rare occasion that they must escape
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As Adolf Hitler and his National-Socialist party rose to power‚ along with the Japanese Imperial Army in the 1930’s‚ the fear of a second World War was quickly becoming a reality. In 1941‚ that reality became a living nightmare‚ and once again‚ the world was engulfed in war. World War II would soon become the most costly and intense war in human history due to its many facets: immense human suffering‚ fierce indoctrinations‚ and the use of new and extremely devastating weapons such as the machine
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