BOOK REPORT “Fire in the Grove: The Cocoanut Grove Tragedy and Its Aftermath, John Esposito

Learning Goal: I’m working on a english question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

(Make sure you write it and do not use any other program and also please reference all sources and quotes from the book only).

Write a book report about the book “Fire in the Grove: The Cocoanut Grove Tragedy and Its Aftermath, John Esposito, ISBN 978-0306815010″

Requirements: Your report should answer the following questions:

2. 1. WHAT BOOK did you read (give a full bibliographic citation, attach after report as an appendix)?
   2. WHAT HAPPENED in this book? WHAT was built, WHERE, WHEN? Give a short summary of the structure(s)/city part/city and its intended functioning.
   3. WHAT were the most important factors that led to the fire and loss of lives? Consider human and social aspects of the decisions made, existing laws/regulations/requirements in place at the time of the fire, business practices, ethics.
   4. WHAT were the impacts of the fire? How did it impact the lives of people at the location where the fire happened? How did it impact the structure of the building, the city/State where it occurred?
   5. HOW did the built environment influence survival in positive and negative ways? HOW innovative was the design of this particular structure(s), in terms of its methods and/or materials of construction, in terms of its environmental social impacts, and in terms of its use? Did it function in the way in which it was intended?
   6. WHAT lessons did you learn from this book? How do they relate to existing buildings and building codes? How are these lessons used to design, build, and operate current buildings?
   7. Did YOU like this book? Would you recommend it to others? Produce a review of it as an object of entertainment, perhaps using a review of a book in a magazine or newspaper as an example.

I expect that you will submit this information in a 5-7 page written report (not counting any front or back matter, see details below). You should use Times New Roman, 12-point font, space-and-a-half, 1-inch margins all around.

The report should have headings for each section, as suggested below, do not write using an essay format without the headings this will severely impact your final grade.

Introduction – include the title of the book/author and a brief summary and a hint as to your key observations. (This is a summary of your report, not the description of the book, which will go in the next section)

Description/Overview of the fire covered in your assigned book – include answer to item 2 above.

Most important factors influencing the fire – include answer to item 3 above.

Impacts of the Fire – include answer to item 4 above.

Relationship to builders’ place and time – include answer to item 5 above.

Lessons learned – include answer to item 6 above.

Conclusions – include your thoughts on, for example, whether a similar fire might happen today, and if so, how the design, construction, and use of similar structures might be approached differently today, and any particularly interesting thoughts or observations you have preventing a fire.

Back matter, including a reference list with complete bibliographic records for any sources including the book you read, your review (item 7 above), and any other relevant information you wish to include.

Back matter

• Reference list with complete bibliographic records for any sources including the book you read.
• Your review of the book (item 7), and any other relevant information you wish to include.