Over the past few weeks, many wildfires have been ravaging Northern California, ranging from the city of Santa Rosa to Sonoma. These fires have led to more than 5,700 structures and 213,000 acres being burned, resulting in detrimental effects to the environment. Author Kirk Johnson spreads awareness about the issue of detrimental effects caused by the recently burned homes through his use of logic and reasoning, while also comparing past catastrophic events to the recent California fires. The article begins with an image of “people digging into the ashes of their burned homes without gloves, wearing only shorts and T-shirts, [which] survived California’s horrific wildfires.” The dichotomy between “horrific fires” and “shorts and T-shirts” emphasizes people’s negligence in the face of the dangers of the burned home, while also reasons the apparent dangers behind these people’s actions, which Johnson tries to address. To accomplish this, Johnson discusses many reasons why the recent wildfires can be harmful to the environment and …show more content…
For instance, Johnson lists “all the hazardous materials [that may be] in houses” that have burned-down, such as “chemicals”, “pesticides”, “propane”, “gasoline”, “plastic”, and “paint”, which “concentrate in the ash, and it’s toxic.” This explanation provides a clear image of the dangers of recently burned-houses and the environment around them, which segways into the public service announcement Johnson is trying to deliver: recently burned down houses are dangerous. Johnson then further elaborates how the dangers can be combated through adherence to the CDRRR or if individuals decide to combat it on their own, they can do so through an “approved contractor, if one is available.” For those individuals, Johnson adds, according to “Dr. Relucio, Napa County’s public health director”, they “should
This article presents the events of the fire like a story and exposes injustices surrounding the fire to spark outrage among readers. Even the title creates interest in the subject matter, and the article includes eye-catching subtitles such as, “The day it rained children” and “The waning flames of morality” (Pence et al. 406-412). “Working Women and the Triangle Fire” has some organizational issues, while “And All Who Jumped Died” has a clear, readable flow. Finally, the conclusion of “Working Women and the Triangle Fire” was somewhat weak, while “And All Who Jumped Died” concluded with a strong call to action for
In the novel Forgotten Fire by Adam Bagdasarian, Vahan Kenderian witnessed his world fall apart around him. First, his wise and disciplinary Father is taken away and never heard from again, then his two oldest brothers are shot in front of his eyes. Finally, he is taken away from his home and taken to a dilapidated inn. After he and his brother run away, he is forced to travel across Turkey with nowhere to go. Without his father’s wise words, he is forced to repeat that it all will build character and make him stronger.
September 1st, 1894, the Great Hinckley Fire took place killing over 400 people. In the book, The Burning, by Richard Snow, the experience of the Hinckley citizens comes to life. According to the Hinckley Fire Museum, the flames were four and a half miles in the sky and people as far away as Iowa could see it. For my book review, I have read and summarized Snow’s Book.
Chapter 31 1. In the text in chapter 31, Lady Seymour says “The bells, where are the bells? … Why don’t the bells ring alarm?”
In this report I will explore the book Fire in The grove written by the author John C. Esposito. The book specifically describes the event of the fire, the reasons behind it, and who was responsible for this horrific disaster. The author explains that the main reasons of the fire were the structure of The Grove and the layout it was portrayed in. Later giving solutions on how to react if such incident happens as I explain further in the report.
Burn everything. 4. Report back to firehouse. 5. Stand alert for other alarms”(Bradbury, 35).
On 11-14-2015 at about 2106 hours I was dispatched to a domestic violence report at the Emerald Point Condos at 31900 104th AVE SE; H102, Auburn/King/Wa. Enroute dispatch advised the reporting party/victim, Lizbeth Nunez Santana was calling to report that she was assaulted by her husband. The incident occurred about two hours prior and the husband was no longer at the residence. I arrived at the address and contacted Lizbeth and her cousin, Maribel Chavez. Throughout my conversation with Lizbeth it was clear that she was very upset, she had to stop speaking several times as she was crying and upset with the situation.
A symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something else. Symbols can greatly impact a novel, story book, poem, etc. In this case, the author of Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury uses symbols throughout his book, to represent censorship, the society, and the main character, Guy Montag. Bradbury’s use of the symbols fire, the phoenix, and the river, to show how the society and Montag has changed.
Acts of God: Chapters 1-2 In Acts of God, Ted Steinberg uncovers, among other things, how natural disasters have come to be perceived as beyond human control. Steinberg contends that the book focuses on the environmental, cultural, and social history of natural disasters. The text also expands on the relationship between humans and natural disasters. Indeed, chapter one elaborates on the Mount Pelee attraction on Coney Island and the history of calamity in Charleston, South Carolina.
The book Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison, by Nell Bernstein is a compelling expose on the inherent evil of juvenile detention facilities. In her eye-opening account of the danger that lies within locking up this nation’s youth, Bernstein utilizes a plethora of rhetorical strategies to urge her audience to recognize and act on her claim. In writing this account on the heinousness of juvenile detention centers and why the system as a whole must be reformed, Bernstein uses personal cause and effect examples, studies and statistics, as well as concrete refutations to advocate the world for change. Bernstein starts her argument by providing readers with personal examples of the effects juvenile detention centers had on a handful of the kids she interviewed. Her first example briefly narrates how Jared, an adolescent many would
Having a different sexuality than the one expected of you, doesn’t change who you are as a person. Yes it might change how people see, or treat you, but it should never cause you to hate you uniqueness. You are who you are and nothing should ever come between you happiness even if others can’t accept it for what it is. In “Drowning in Fire” by Craig Womack, the author talks about homosexuality with the help of his central main characters that happens to be Native American.
Fire is a constant threat in “Barn Burning,” and it represents both Snopes’s inherent powerlessness and his quest for power and self-expression. After the family has been run out of town, because Snopes burned a barn, and Snopes steals a split rail from a fence and makes a small fire by the roadside, barely functional and hardly suited to the large family’s needs on a cold evening. He’d committed his fiery crime in a desperate hold at power, but now he reveals how utterly powerless he is to adequately care for his family. When Snopes turns the fire on the others property, however, his power increases, although, criminally. Snopes has grown adept at committing crimes and escaping undetected, and his entire family is drawn into this pattern of lying and evasion.
In the advanced world Bradbury has made in the sci-fi novel Fahrenheit 451, fire fighters begin fires instead of quenching them. Individuals of this general public don't think freely nor do they have important discussions. They don't have
California has one of the most severe wildland fire problems in the world. Population, vegetation, topography, and climate all play key roles in the probability of a wildfire occurring. In other words, it’s not a matter of “if” a wildfire will occur, but it’s a matter of “when.” In California, more and more people are choosing to live in communities near wildlands. These wildlands are composed of highly flammable vegetation which can be explosive.
The Parable of the Burning House appears in the Lotus Sutra as a story to illustrate the use of upaya, or skillful means and the teachings of the Ekayana, or the One “True” Vehicle. The story begins with a fire breaking out in a house of a wealthy man who has many children (Lotus Sutra). The father tries different ways to get his children out of the house (Lotus Sutra). First he shouts at them to flee the house because it is on fire, but the children do not heed his warning because they are too absorbed in their games (Lotus Sutra). So then the father calls to them and tells them that there are “goat-carts, deer-carts, and ox-carts” outside of the gate where they can come play with them (Lotus Sutra).