Started a Fire

Women throughout history have not been treated the same way as men however, this did not discourage them. One excellent example of women being extraordinary is Frances Perkins a young lady who grew up in a Republican household and whose parents made sure she understood the importance of hard work and her education. The interesting fact about Perkins life is that even though it was rare during her time period her parents expected her to go to college. Once in college, Mount Holyoke, she was…

Have you ever heard of the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel? “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel is a song released in 1989 that touched upon topics from 1949 to 1989. This song was a very well-known song by Billy Joel. He also wrote this song to express his long lost love for History. Billy Joel wanted to be a high school history teacher before he started his singing career. Six history topics from this song have been picked to inform you about a little bit of history. Those…

Burning Clothing Factory Protesting Workers Locked inside the building!!! The fire was located on the corner of Greene Street and Washington Place in Manhattan, New York. It happened on March twenty-fifth at 4:40 in the afternoon. Isaac Harris & Max Blanck are to blame people saying an exit was locked by the guards instructed by the owners to do so of 146 people killed. The fire is believed to have to been started by a cigarette during a break or some person who was careless enough to not put…

Founded in 2005 the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA) has made it their mission to make global activism more accessible through the power of story. (Anonymous, ND). They do this by creating campaigns to fight various forms of injustice and relating them to popular culture icons including Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Marvel Cinematic Universe, and others. By making activism more accessible and more relatable to the younger generations of the public, they are more likely to increase the number of…

not only in New York City, but in the history of the American industry transpired. This horrendous event will forever be known as The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Due to the inhumane working conditions and the rapidly spreading fire, 145 of the 600 employees had died an extremely miserable death during the disastrous event from the fire, smoke inhalation, or falling or jumping to their deaths. The 455 fortunate survivors were not so fortunate; they were left to remember those agonizing…

I Think I Know The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was an event that occurred in 1911, at a factory in Manhattan, New York. Many of the garment worker in the factory were killed from either the fire itself or because they jumped out of the building in an attempt to get away from the flames. This event, although horrible, lead to much needed changes in safety standards. I remember briefly coving this disaster in one of my history class and then again in this coarse but I have never gone in depth with…

the aftermath of the fire, which was also known as Misery Lane, as it was where bodies were put when disasters occurred (Von Drehle, 2003, p.1). The author describes the scene of bodies, onlookers, family members searching for their missing loved ones, and a brief description of the fire that brought them all together. It seems people’s reaction was primarily shock, grief, and curiosity. As I was reading, I was thinking that I could understand why people flocked to the fire, because when…

were a kid. Some of them are in the Myth, also. There are many of them, but I just remember some: Mermaid, Dragon, Hippogriff, Phoenix, etc. The creature that I love the most in these series is Phoenix because it is gorgeous. It is the symbol of the fire and the rebirth. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret, the author describes that when the Phoenix becomes old, it bursts itself become ashes, and from there, it can reborn. The other ability of the Phoenix is to heal people 's wound. It is…

As a Slytherin, I have often found myself underwhelmed or disappointed with the representation of my house throughout the novels. Merlin is long gone, don’t get me started on the Great Snape Debate, Slughorn is spineless, and Malfoy has always been the character I hated to love. Upon rereading the series, I had a startling epiphany – perhaps I had been looking for the representation I so desperately sought in all the wrong places. There is one character who continuously embodies ambition,…

According to a recent study, Harry Potter is the most popular watched movies series in the world. We all know that the Harry Potter movies are based on the books. So what does it mean? Is the plot and characters in the movies are exactly same as those in book? While some people get angry if a movie differs from the book that inspired it, others support a filmmaker’s right to make changes. The movie, Smoke Signals (1998), directed by Chris Eyre, is based on Sherman Alexie’s story, “This Is How…