A World Lit Only by Fire

The Ice Age was when the world was really cold and was covered in layers of ice. It lasted 100,000 B.C. to 8,000 B.C. People mostly needed fire to survive. Fire kept people from freezing to death due to the low temperatures. In my history book it states that “Fire gave warmth to those who gathered around. It lit the darkness and scared away wild animals. Food cooked over a fire tasted better and was easier to digest. In addition, cooked meat could…

for him. Seeing a stark contrast between the parts of his life that revolve around fire and the parts that include water help him make and reinforce these decisions throughout his journey by providing contrast. Fire is one element that is always a second, a strike of a match, a flick of a lighter, away, and it aids in creating a warm, dimly lit, pleasant environment. Fire can be summoned, created from next to…

decided to create a magnificent world, where each element could live in harmony together. Her attempts proved futile until she imagined and created the perfect world; Earth. She then created the terrain; dirt, grass, plains, forests, plateaus, mountains, valleys and more. The Creator then added ores to these terrains which resembled the stars which she came from so she could always remember her home. She marveled in her work, but still felt as if this beautiful world was missing something. The…

Flames everywhere, ashes everywhere, it the Great Chicago Fire. Some people believe that a Mrs. O'Leary started the Great Chicago Fire. But what really happened is a man named Louis M. Cohn started the Great Chicago Fire. He was known as the gambler. He gambled a lot in the O'Leary barn with the O'Leary boy and he was only 18 years old. He was in the O'Leary barn with some of his friend he alway play the illegal dice game with the few boys. Louis M. Cohn started the Great Chicago…

have practiced human sacrifice. The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican tribe that lived in the thirteenth century. The Aztec empire only existed for a short time, but left a significant impact, especially in regards to human sacrifices (Tuerenhout 7). The gruesome ritual of human sacrifice has been held as a special religious practice for the Aztecs. The creation stories of the Aztec world relate to their belief of the need to sacrifice to the gods through human blood. Over the years many…

sunlight), the sun is probably one of their least favorite things. Despite one 's feelings towards the sun a world without it simply can 't exist, because there will be no energy to live, no gravity, and plants, along with trees, will have no way to grow, since there will be no source of heat. Many people, who have their different beliefs, in partiucalar evolutionist, believe that the world was created some fourty-five billions years ago, and that there is no creator. But the bible in Genesis…

September 9, 2001, was a day filled with despair and misery for all New Yorkers and the rest of the world we lost an iconic landmark, The World Trade Center as well many good people including fire fighters, police officers, and World Trade employees. Today we have a chance to say goodbye again to all of which was lost on 9/11. I remember when I was younger traveling to the city, on the Staten Island Ferry with my farther every weekend ready for a fun filled adventure in Manhattan. I always…

of people around the world. This common problem turned into a solution when Denis Papin invented the pressure cooker in 1679. Without this invention, cooking a meal would take more time and effort to prepare, we would lack understanding for the use of the pressure cooker, and hospital steam sterilizers wouldn't have been inspired. During the Renaissance the pressure cooker was an item that was cherished. Before the pressure cooker was invented people cooked using fire. According to…

Introduction The Worcester cold storage fire arose on December 3rd 1999, killing 6 firefighters. This fire; even though it was a tragedy was a blessing in disguise because it gave fire fighters a new perspective on firefighting. The cause of the fire is reported to be started by 2 homeless men who were seeking shelter in the Worcester warehouse. Its been said that the fire started from a candle tipping over that the homeless men lit, and left without reporting the fire. The fire was finally…

and development in our natures. After all, no one is perfect. And as for perfection, it can be perfected even with mistakes!”, he explained. “REALLY?” “Yes, indeed, and me being the god of improvement, I want you to understand the only real mistake is one you don’t learn from, and I know you will learn a lot from this mistake of yours. In other words, this mistake was just a way for you to grow and improve! Isn’t that exciting now that you think about it”, he asked with a mild…