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Throughout background, light has been associated with goodness and darkness has been a connotation for evil. This is no coincidence, considering that many bad deeds that happen in the world under the cover of darkness. It's no real surprise civilizations have always respected the capability to keep light present, even when the sun goes down and the entire world itself becomes dark. Beginning with the first breakthrough of fire, women and men have battled with ways to tame it because of their use in order that they might have a feeling of safety during the night. Just like a roaring flame lit at the mouth of a cave would keep out four-legged predators, so it was widely thought that electric lamps could discourage marauders of the two-legged kind. But what happens when the wonderful - and once in a while awful - power of characteristics snatches light away from those who be based upon it to feel safe? This question was responded to in a most dismaying way in July 1977 when New York City was plunged into darkness for over a day following a thunderstorm. New Yorkers across the location quickly learned that minus the light, they could land prey to looting and assault of just about every kind imaginable.
