Competent Erin Brockovich’s CharacteristicsThe main character in the movie Erin Brockovich is an easy going woman who seems tobe very competent in communication. This paper will discuss three characteristics that a competent communicator‚ such as Erin Brockovich possesses. I will also explain specific scenes where she demonstrated the following characteristics: self-monitoring‚ empathy‚ and commitment; commonly known as denominators that characterize effective communication. The first characteristic
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pro-bono case her employer Ed Masry is handling for the small town of Hinkley (located in San Bernardino Valley. Residents of this small town located outside the Pacific Gas & Electric plant are suspecting that a chemical‚ especially hexavalent chromium (Chromium 6)‚ is causing the people in this town to be ill. Many people had chronic‚ unexplained illnesses‚ and early death; many of them were children. In addition‚ almost everyone in Hinkley was either currently or previously employed in the nearby PG&E
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Movie Assignment: Erin Brockovich Introduction Erin Brockovich is a true American hero who’s icon status and “stick-to-it-iveness” only fuels her determination to expose injustice and lend her voice to those who do not have one. Erin Brockovich is a single mother‚ unemployed‚ struggling to make ends meet in a world not particularly kind to single moms. After a car accident leads her to seek legal redress‚ she meets lawyer Ed Masry on a referral. When he loses her lawsuit‚ she shows up at his
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neighbor. Her kids absolutely love George. George helps Erin take care of her children while she is gone at work. One day while doing her job Erin comes across a case the people of Hinkley‚ Ca have against the company Pacific Gas and Electric. Erin asks Ed if she can help with the case and he agrees. She then makes a trip to Hinkley to further investigate. There she meets Donna and Peter Jensen who are very ill. They believe their illness is a result of the chemical used at the PG&E plant‚ chromium 6. Erin
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leak. It affected the water supply of Hinkley resulting into numerous diseases. They also committed Past Incidental Fraud. Since the start of their service during the 1960s they have already been lying to the residents of Hinkley. * Lied by publicizing their use of chromium-3 instead of chromium-6 through pamphlets and seminars. * Paid doctors to lie to the residents of Hinkley about the true cause of their diseases. * Buying properties in Hinkley to cover up the mess they made. These
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offered the residents of Hinkley the right to see another doctor of their choice‚ at PG&E’s expense. The most evident ethical dilemma of this film is the dishonesty of PG&E about the type of chromium in the water‚ and the consequences that it had on the residentsof Hinkley. PG&E hid the truth from the people and allowed them to believe that their water was safe‚ when all along they knew it wasn’t. Donna Jensen told Erin that they even held seminar for the residents of Hinkley and passed out pamphlets
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Distinctiveness California is the most memorable state in the history by its geography and diverse climate. It is considered to have one of the most overwhelming varieties of nature and thus‚ leading nation’s agriculture. California is well-endowed with mountains‚ forests‚ trees‚ beaches‚ ocean‚ sand‚ rivers and much more different mother nature gifts. Its astonishing geographical location allow to have the most of the nature assortment and wealth. However‚ for every beautiful thing there is in California‚ comes
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The Growth of Agrotourism in California. I choose for my assignment an article in the April/May 2011 California Agriculture Journal entitled “California Agrotourism operations and their economic potential are growing.” Being a native Californian and having experience working on farms in the central valley I am aware of the struggles many farmers have operating their farm. There is a very slim profit margin. There is an increase in regulations and permits that are required. Many farmers are
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California copyright prevented. California is the 3rd largest state USA with the highest population of over 35 million. It is situated on the western coast bordered by three other states. Some of the world’s best known and biggest cities are located in California for example Los Angeles and San Francisco‚ making it the wealthiest state of the US. Earthquakes California lies on a conservative plate boundary where the Pacific plate and the North American plate are the components. There are
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California is a well-known and acknowledged state of the US and had a long history that affected many people ranging from the European explorations where they came in contact with Native Americans. The American domestic policies that had a profound effect on their future existence on Earth to the Japanese internment camps where hundreds of thousand Japanese Americans lost their homes. There are other events that affected people’s perception:The Mexican- American War for the conquest of California
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