Assignment November 5‚ 2016 “The Face of Decline: The Pennsylvania Anthracite Region in the Twentieth Century” Provide a complete Book Citation here Imagine a time when life was simpler. Imagine a community that comes together‚ where everyone knows each other and very possibly all work together. This was the scene of the Pennsylvania Anthracite coal region at the beginning of the twentieth century. The discovery of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania in 1900 led to the development of a robust coal
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been against. Monopolies create a HUGE money imbalance‚ and that is something that most on the platform wanted the government to have. This would "pave the way for 43 other antitrust actions. Obviously‚ this was HUGE in the platform. The Anthracite Coal mining strike would allow for the government to step in again and put in place an 8ish hour work day. This was a HUGE piece of the platform. And this was in 1902... who had a hand in that?
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United Mine Workers of America (UMWA). Mitchell was the head of the UMWA and he came in 1900 with the idea that it was time to strike for higher wages and better conditions; even though miners were facing a winter without sufficient supplies of anthracite coal‚ many Americans did support the strike because Mitchell never provoked violence. He fought hardly to try to win miners another pay rise‚ a shorter workday‚ fairer weighing of the coal they dug‚ and to really recognize the UMWA. This series
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The black lung movement was a movement formed in the late 1960’s in which the miners fought for the health benefits to cover black lung disease. Black lung is directly caused by mining and working with coal. Mildred Mullins wrote this poem and hung it on the coffin of her dead husband in the Capital to display what was going on‚ “Compensation we are asking‚ While alive and still gasping; When life is o’er and hymns are sung‚ Then they’ll know we have black lung.( “Charleston Gazette” 15)” The miners
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“The coal mine is your life; it’s not mine!” Describe and explain the conflict between Homer and his Father. How was their difficult relationship mended? Homer and his father had a distant relationship because they were rarely in agreement however due to Elsie and Homer’s commitment their relationship was soon restored. Some of the conflict between Homer and his father was his father’s views of rockets being a “childish thing” and wanted Homer to work in the coal mine just as he did. Homer’s father
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GERMINAL – by Emile Zola – translated by Roger Pearson Industrialization had many social costs‚ especially the effect it had on the lives of the working class.Discuss Zola’s portrayal of coalminers in Montsou over the course of the entire novel and show how industrial labor affected their overall lives.Does Zola believe that the condition of the working class will improve or get worse? Industrialization had a general positive effect to life‚ providing more jobs and changing transportation
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Living Above Ground The inspirational true story of Homer Hickam in October Sky reminds us all to strive for our goals and never give up‚ even in the face of adversity. However‚ Homer was fighting for a great deal in his pursuit of rocketry‚ he was even fighting for his life. Born in a coal mining town‚ son of a foreman‚ Homer seemed destined to work the mine when he grew up. But in October Sky‚ Homer has to overcome what the mine represents: isolation and death. The life of a coal miner is
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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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War on Coal “President Obama is responsible entirely for the closure of that mine and the loses of these jobs”‚ Robert Murray CEO of Murray Energy Corporation told CNN after 239 men were laid off because an Ohio mine had closed. The current war on coal is not one of just and fair reasons. Coal has several positive benefits that greatly outweigh the negative environmental effects that some say it causes. The main benefit of coal is the hundreds of thousands it employs annually. However‚ with the
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