Fireplaces

“We’ll be OK” he said. We promised each other. We said it often. It became our mantra. “We’ll be OK. We WILL be OK” but, would we? In the back of my mind I questioned it. I debated our ability to continue our relationship with so many miles between us. Five hundred thirty-seven miles, 8 hours and 5 minutes from his doorstep in La Crosse, Wisconsin to mine in Topeka, Kansas. All this travel time, all these miles did not even take into account pausing for essentials of life like food, gas, or…

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Many of the fire safety laws that we now know are settled by the triangular shirtwaist factory fire event. Few industrial disasters occurred before the triangular shirtwaist factory fire, but this is an important event that had an impact on raising awareness of safety. “This is because the triangle shirtwaist factory fire killed 146 workers and led to developing occupational health and safety measures, fire prevention efforts and the state-based workers…

influence next to the Bishop who were the ones that choose the best people available to be the teachers. Bishop Preston Thomas cut logs from Deep Creek Canyon and built the first public building which also served as a one-room log building with a fireplace on the east side and it had a sod roof and dirt floor it was erected in the center of the fort during the spring of 1861. After the completion of the school house, the building would be used not only for school but for church, community…

until he started packing, each of them only had three outfits, they had no true running water with all the water in the house being supplied by water crystals, by extension, that also meant that they didn’t have hot water in the house, only the two fireplaces and wood burning stove could be used to heat their cadin, their beds were made of straw, pillows of feathers, tools of wood, shoes of braided grass, they eat the food that they grew themselves. Lloyd guesses that it was the fact that they…

The kitchen is comprised of a sink, two cupboards, a makeshift stove, a fireplace with a strong fire going, and a chairless table. A window sat looking at the house next door but was covered by a blanket to help keep the cold out. A crate sat by the stove, turned over and empty. "What are you making?" he asked while walking up…

Alex Yang English 8 Mrs. Cussler 17 April 2024 Burning Bright: The Evolving Symbolism of Fire and Light When we think of fire, we often envision flickering flames dancing in the fireplace, giving a comforting glow and emanating warmth. Yet, for most of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, fire is presented as a destructive and suppressive force and used to describe victims of a society blinded by censorship and control. However, as Montag progressively realizes the problems with society, fire starts…

as Wemmick himself might have nodded, and we went in and sat down by the fireside” (293). Once one crosses into the castle and the drawbridge is lifted, he is quite literally cut off from the city, leaving his work and stress behind. Around the fireplace in the central room of the house, Pip enjoys Wemmick’s “Walworth sentiments” as they gather with Aged P to discuss friendly matters. The fire serves literally as warmth for the friends, but also as part of the peaceful environment in which one…

Rene Descartes lived in an era of geniuses. He was born in La Haye, a small town in Touraine, France. He was the first modern philosopher. He made major contributions to anatomy and physiology, optics, mathematics, and philosophy. In his Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes’ first meditation is Meditation One, concerning about the things that can be called into doubt. Descartes wants to show that beliefs based on sensory data are not certain, thereby establishing the superiority of the…

There once was a group of people called the Aztecs. They lived a long time ago in an area in northern Mexico. These people believed in different gods than us, and one of the gods they believed in was Huitzilopochtli, and he was the god of sun and war. According to the ancient legends, Huitzilopochtli told the Aztecs that they needed to move south and find their permanent home. He told them that he would lead them there, and when they finally reached their new permanent home, he would send them a…

knowledge of the wife of Mr. Giles Hick who lived close to him and murdered his wife’s cousin. He talks about the slave girl’s failure to hear the crying of the mistress’ baby, and also explains the barbarities done to her with an oak stick by the fireplace, “...A young girl between fifteen and sixteen years of age, mangling her person in the most horrible manner, breaking her nose and breastbone with a stick, so that the poor girl expired in a few hours afterward...There was a warrant issued…