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Essays 211 - 240

Overview of the Gatling Gun

In five pages the Gatling gun is examined in an overview of its development as well as its single to rapid fire development. Thre...

Volunteer Fire Department Volunteer Retention

one roof. The opportunity to become a certified emergency medical technician (EMT), coupled with a properly trained firefighter, ...

Element Symbolism in Lord of the Flies by William Golding

dissects both the outer meaning of the object and what that object is meant to determine in a deeper sense; and how those objects ...

Unorthodox Writings of American Poet James Merrill

blank verse" (Traveler With a Trunk of Poetic Devices). It begins with the poem, "The Friend of the Fourth Decade," which is fram...

Robert Frost's Poetry and Despair

San Fransico but he would grow up primarily in Massachusetts where he, his siblings, and his mother would move to after the death ...

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the ILGWU

p.PG). At around 1900, most of the workers in the garment industry were Jewish immigrants and attempts at organization had been im...

Cities, Towns, and Emergency Services

a victim whereas a community member who is friends with him, will make that extra effort. Bruegman (1997) contends that while peop...

The Significance of Fire in The Beast in the Jungle

An 8 page analysis of the book by Henry James. This paper illuminates the significance of fire. 3 sources....

Short Stories by Jack London and the Weather Protagonist

from Londons story which illustrates how the man is ignorant and in need of the weather to make him strong and enlightened: "But a...

Lost Children As a Literary Theme

This paper discusses John Edgar Wideman's, Philadelphia Fire, and Shakespeare's, The Tempest as they relate to the common literary...

Emergency Medical Technicians and Volunteer Firefighters

16). However, in the 1970s, the public began to demand different kinds of services from local fire departments. Communities began ...

Russian Revolution and the Influence of Marxism

In five pages this paper examines how Marxist principles, most notably those featured in The Communist Manifesto influenced the be...

Short Stories by Jack London and Edgar Allan Poe on Death

In seven pages this paper examines how the theme of death is handled in London's short stories 'The Law of Life' and 'To Build a F...

Overview of Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company

In nine pages the Lilly company is discussed in a financial analysis that also includes its patterns of hiring and firing. Eight ...

New England Telephone Company and Paul Cronin

In five pages this Harvard case study regarding a publicized case of the mid Eighties involving an AIDS afflicted employee who was...

Small Group Communications in the Film St. Elmo's Fire

their dreams. Initially it would seem that the characters of this movie would hardly be called a "hot group." However, when we e...

William Faulkner's Writings and Fire Symbolism

In thirteen pages this paper discusses the fire symbolism featured in William Faulkner's Light in August, The Sound and the Fury, ...

Search Teams and Rapid Intervention in Fire Safety

This paper addresses the practices of rapid intervention and search teams in insuring the safety of both firefighters and civilian...

Literature and Free Will

with the famous line: "None of them knew the color of the sky" (PG). The introduction is chilling. Why would no one know the color...

Supply and Demand in Management Operations

In eight pages this paper presents a review of Donald Reinertsen's Too Many Irons in the Fire Managing Design Capacity in an Uncer...

OSHA Safety Standards and Fire Services

In five pages this paper examines how OSHA is involved in determining safety protocols and discusses how this affects fire service...

Fire Services, '2 In 2 Out' Rule and OSHA

In three pages this paper discusses the fire services industry implications of the 'Two In Two Out' rule devised by OSHA. Ten sou...

Benefits of Wood Shingle Siding and Shakes

of being rather bug resistant. Insects dislike the odor inherent in cedars oils and tend to avoid the wood. This quality of ceda...

The Anatomy of Courage by Lord Moran

In five pages this paper examines Lord Moran's perspectives upon courage under fire which was based upon his own personal experien...

Which Was Costlier Haymarket Bombing or Chicago Fire?

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these two catastrophies in terms of cause, reaction of society, and cost along wit...

Evaluating Cape Coral, Florida's Fire Department

In twenty five pages the fire department's successes are assessed and include the application of Advanced Life Support Care System...

Fire Service Industry and Labor Relations

In five pages this paper examine issues including unionization, safety protocol maintenance, and volunteer usage in a consideratio...

The Future of Fire Fighting

This paper analyzes an article on the future of fire fighting, and various aspects of the future in general. This eight page pape...

20th Century Literature and Self Determination

In 6 pages this paper examines how self determination is thematically portrayed in 'The Red Wheelbarrow' by William Carlos William...

Fifteen Articles on Fire Industry Issues

In six pages this paper examines the issues of deaths, employment, and safety as they pertain to the fire industry in an analysis ...