The Grapes of Wrath: Chapter 31 The family hurried on through the filth they called California, searching for their next plantation to work at. They did not have much time to lose for if they could not reach the next plantation in time they knew there would be no more work left for weeks. The deluge had taken all it could, wiping out tons of ramshackle homes near the fields and leaving many homeless. They were all scared as they all could meet the same fate without hesitation. “How much long’r?” Ruthie complained as the sun rose higher in the sky.
All of his friends got mad at him. That night that put there tents out and set by the fire. They talked about what they were going to do the next day. They made Troy promise that he wouldn’t lead them in the wrong way again. He said he promised and wouldn’t lead them the wrong way.
Shaking like a tree on a windy day, I climbed onto the fire truck. This may have been my first structure fire but I knew exactly what I had to do. As the fire truck’s sirens screamed and blinding lights flashed we drew closer to the fire. As the truck got closer you could smell the smoke from the burning house. As the truck drew closer and
- Successful control must incorporate chemical applications due to prolific regrowth from underground tubers. - Priority to apply herbicide before next flowering period - IPM. Cutting off any vines thicker than a pencil at just
The first rhetorical device I noticed in the novel was Imagery. The quote stated "Explosions, horses and camels chasing people, shooting, screaming, crying: it was like the end of the world". The quote described how hectic it was in their village while they were being attacked. Everything was chaotic there was
For me it always seemed like fires happened to people that no one knew and that firefighters were iconic symbols and not real people. That changed one night during the year I spent in Iraq. Just twenty yards from my living quarters, a friend of mine stood outside his quarters and watched as his belongings burned to mere ashes. Luckily for me, the firefighters contained the fire before it reached any further or I would have been standing there just the same, watching the things that kept me sane (pictures of my wife and daughter) go up in
According to the fire marshal, this mess caused the fire to grow very quickly that they some workers had no time to escape. Also, the doors were locked to prevent the workers from stealing and leaving early. In my opinion, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory lacked of safety and cleaning environment. This was hundreds years ago, that's why it lacked of firefighting equipment because back in the day, things were different. Thus, all factories lacked of safety conditions.
Lack of professional standards and procedures hindered the rescue attempt and even cost many men their lives that day. Though plans were not in place that day, from this experience we have learned to create steps for alleviating the crisis. Steps for Alleviating the Crisis While it is easy to panic in a crisis situation, we must try to have procedures in place to alleviate some of the confusion that will immediately follow. As evidenced by the September 11th attacks and subsequent response,
When we saw the other store opened during the first Sunday while we lost $40k for closing the store, we had to change our strategy very quick before the second Sunday arrives. There was a brief chaos; everyone was talking and expressing our opinions at the same time, everyone was eager to offer solutions without listening to each other. We decided that the other store gave us no option; we had to open our shop and lose only $20k vs $40k per weekend. “If the bad news is that you contribute to the vicious cycle of action and reaction, the good news is that you have the power to break the cycle at any time-unilaterally.” (Getting Past No, William Ury, page 36). After week 4 and $120k in the red, our team quickly regrouped and decided to send out team leader to negotiate with the other store manager a win-win
Malachor V was no more. I returned later, after the war, to witness the destruction I had caused first hand. Everything that hadn't been destroyed was covered in black ash. And then there were the people. Millions of people had died that day but i never imagined this.