Graded Assignment Miner‚ Cowboy‚ or Farmer (100 points)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: Tell what
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Treacherous Terrain As a resident of Florida‚ "The Sunshine State" I can vouch that my state does not always live up to the expectations for the nick name it was chosen to represent. Not only are Florida’s meretriciously warm and sunny summer days part of its existence‚ but its days can often be filled with grave and horrifying thunderstorms. When these storms occur‚ natural disasters such as tornadoes and floods beyond belief rampage through our beautiful Floridian cities. First of all‚ an estimated
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33 Chilean Miners Trapped Anita Stevenson Carrie Miranda BCOM/275 33 Trapped Chilean Miners Trapped On August 5‚ 2010‚ San Jose Mines collapsed trapping 33 Chilean miners 2‚300 feet underground‚ owend by Minera San Estaban Primera. The devastating mishap has been accessed and officials have stated the 33 trapped miners will not be rescued until after Chile’s Independence day celebration‚ Fiestas Patrias held on September 18 a mere 13 days after the collapse‚ but hopefully before
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Coal Miner Presentation Amanda Long Rogers State University Coal Mining Coal mining has been around for a very long time and it is necessary for everyday use. Everyday coal miners wake and get ready to go into a deep dark hole. Coal miners can be compared to soldiers in the war‚ every morning they have to kiss their wives and kids goodbye and make sure they say I love you‚ because they never know what kind of day it’s going to be. Coalmines collapse and kill thousands each year‚ coal miners have
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Passion for my Family I have grown up in a big family all my life‚ coming from a big family it has taught me so much. I have learned how to be respectful‚ kind‚ generous‚ caring‚ helpful‚ and so much more. My household family consist of my mom (Julie) and my brother (Jason)‚ I also had a dad (Steve)‚ he lived here until i was about six years old and then he got in to a terrible car accident and passed away. Losing my dad is what made me so passionate for my family. My family goes on for generation
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Messages are all around us‚ and they are able to change how successful we are in life. The messages you recieve from your enviornment dictat the way you act. For example‚ a study using children and dolls show that messages are conveyed even in the early years of life. A different study showing how our appearence can have an affect on people. In the realisic fiction by Sherman Alexie‚ "The Absolutely Ture Dairy of Part-Time Indian‚" demonstrates how messages can affect us. The main character‚ Junior
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GIVING AND RECEIVING FEEDBACK This was a crucial moment in the team because to give and receive feedback‚ the team members must be open and willing to accept it. Would any team member lash out and create tensions among the team members? Spock’s comments to others should be well balanced and he would be willing to learn from other people. Mr. Congeniality and The Soul Seeker would receive the feedback gracefully; I only hoped that both could gracefully convey one’s weaknesses. The Contrarian might
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MINERS - Wilfred Owen There was a whispering in my hearth‚ A sigh of the coal‚ Grown wistful of a former earth It might recall. I listened for a tale of leaves And smothered ferns‚ Frond-forests‚ and the low sly lives Before the fawns. My fire might show steam-phantoms simmer From Time’s old cauldron‚ Before the birds made nests in summer‚ Or men had children. But the coals were murmuring of their mine‚ And moans down there Of boys that slept wry sleep‚ and men
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games. This is the average day in my life of a family. The family structure is commonly thought to consists a father‚ mother‚ brother‚ sister‚ and perhaps family dog‚ but everything changes when a loved one was take out of the picture. When my mother passed away at my young age‚ the loss was the most traumatic experience. Mothers play an important role in the family structure. When taken out of the picture‚ the dynamics of a motherless family brings hardships‚ such as create emotional distress
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30 Miners Trapped Draft Michael A Jones BCOM/275 To The Families Face-to-Face It is with our deepest regret and sorrow that we must announce to you today August 5th‚ 2010 one of our copper minds in which your loved ones were working in has collapsed. At this point and time we do not know their fate or condition. We will work tirelessly day and night to extract and save your loved ones. Also at this point in time there has been no communication with the miners working below the surface
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