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…, the other significant effect of poverty is poor living conditions. Richard lived in a house without water and the pipes were frozen frequently. So he had to use melted ice to wash his clothes. The house was cold simply because "the fire would go out at night…

…Pole. This ruthless pursuit of knowledge, of the light (see "Light and Fire"), proves dangerous, as Victor's act of creation eventually results in the destruction of everyone dear to him, and Walton finds himself perilously trapped between sheets of ice…

…to get back to your water supply. A light source is always good to have also. Some people take oil lanterns, but it is usually safer to take battery powered lanterns. If an oil lantern is knocked over it can cause a fire, but the battery lantern will give…

…, and power. Sun is related to fire as water is to ice. “And fire green as grass” (22) is a paradox. The green appearance of fire is a contradiction that is nevertheless true. The fire appears green because first, it is probably big, strong and persistent…

…father had worked so hard that there was pain showing from his hands. The hands of the father's were cracked, and hurting. All from the work he had done so his family would have a fire lit in the morning. Fathers have to suffer a lot for their children…

…weapons were used because of the new technology. These included machine guns that could fire extremely fast and bayonets. Also, tanks were invented which protected the crews and could break through barbed wire that was in front of the trenches. Planes, which…

…of his characters; Toad, Mole and Rat. The notion of a journey of self awareness is also prominant throughout the lyrics of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's 'Walk Through the Fire' from which the 'fire' is used as a metaphorical motivation for the persona's…

…. The speaker "would like to think some boy's been swinging them." (3) The speaker breaks into this daydream with a factual illustration, commenting "Often you must have seen" (5) that ice storms bend the birch branches down to stay. This being an observable…

…, which was unsurprisingly true in the middle circles (the raining of fire is an example). When he got to the deepest bowels there is no more fire, but ice in which the worst sinners are frozen in. That caught me off-guard, because what I have seen on various…

…mineral that is refined by fractional crystallization and by a flotation process. The primary use of potassium chloride is in the production of fertilizers; it is also used in chemical manufacture. Potassium chloride is also used in fire extinguishers, which…