Graded Assignment Miner‚ Cowboy‚ or Farmer (100 points) 1. Imagine it is 1880. The Civil War has been over for 15 years. Economic conditions in the town you live in have deteriorated‚ and you are struggling to make ends meet. You decide to try your luck out west‚ where there is plenty of land and plenty of opportunity. Before leaving‚ you must decide what you will do out west—be a miner‚ a cowboy‚ or a farmer. Each presents its own opportunities and difficulties. Write an essay in which you:
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SUMMARY Coal mine safety first was undertaken by the state governments early in the twentieth century. However due to the dissatisfaction and ineffectiveness of state regulation‚ federal regulation was sought by miners and their supporters. Then Congress enacted the Coal Mine Safety Act of 1952. Then enforcement was entrusted to the Bureau of Mines in the Department of the Interior. They also had responsibility for promoting the economic well-being of the mining industry. Plus they also were being
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copper mine caved-in leaving 33 mine workers trapped underground (Weik‚ 2010). Initial reports did not know if there were any survivors. It was 17 days before any contact was made with the trapped miners (Hughes‚ 2010). The family members and the rest of the world were relieved to know that all of the miners had survived the collapse. The mine officials in this terrible disaster had much to consider when addressing the many audiences connected to this disaster. The family members‚ the media‚ and the
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countries is long and complex. Since people in Africa live in extreme poverty cases‚ they are an easy targets for illegal traders. Especially children‚ who are considered a source of cheap labor. Actually‚ a survey made in Lunda Norte revealed that 46% of miners are bellow legal labor age‚ and the percentages is increasing. This physical demanding job put children in a very harsh conditions and place. Children work for about six days a week‚ without breaks. These children are poor and starving‚ their thin
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Strauss did not want to be a prospector‚ so he decided he would make enough money by selling supplies to the miners. First‚ Strauss sold cloth‚ textiles‚ and sewing supplies to the miners‚ but he didn’t earn much profit by doing that. Then he heard the miners complaining about how easily they ripped their pants‚ so Strauss decided to use some of his heavy canvas fabric to make the miners pants to wear. The first jeans were made of a material called ‘duck’‚ but this fabric was not particularly comfortable
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In the pursuit of gold much damage was done to California’s ecosystem. Traditional mining practices‚ such as placer mining and rocker/ cradle mining by individuals and small groups of miners in California did damage the environment in small ways‚ but the real damage began to occur when big groups and conglomerates started diverting rivers to dig the stream bed and using Hydraulic mining equipment. These larger operations with more capital were able to use more mechanized and expensive equipment
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College athletes are participants. They choose if they want to play sports at the collegiate level. College athletes are amateurs who choose to play at the intermediate level. Horace Mitchell points out”Student-athletes are amateurs who choose to participate in intercollegiate athletics as part of their education experience…” Horace Mitchell is informing you that they do not play sports
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1984 is very important. In 1984 the miners were on strike‚ poverty was common amongst the working class miners and Billy wanted to do ballet instead of boxing. The verbal and visual features used in the film helped me understand the importance of the setting. In this paragraph I am going to describe an important setting of North East England County Durham from the film I have studied. In 1984 it was a rough time for Billy as it was a time that the miners’ strike occurred which led to poverty
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insignificant part of it for fear of ultimately their downfall as a community. As the villagers settle in‚ child meeting parent‚ a partial attendance is taken. Mr. Summers asks Mrs. Dunbar whether her son‚ Horace‚ will be drawing for the family in Mr. Dunbar’s absence‚ even though everyone knows Horace is still too young. “Although Mr. Summers and everyone else in the village knew the answer perfectly well‚ it was the business of the official of the lottery to ask such questions formally.” This quotation
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In Mere Mortals a play by David Ives‚is made up of multiple one-act plays. Each play demonstrates its own take on life‚ understanding of the world and interpretations of what people go through on a daily basis. All of these plays are comedic‚ and they have a hidden meaning behind the humor. This allows for the writer to establish another dimension to get the meaning across. The leading play of Mere Mortals‚ is “Mere Mortals.” In this play‚ three every day construction workers analyze and hypothesize
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