car had slammed head on into a green van right in the middle of the large intersection. Shattered windscreen glass was strewn all over the junction and the passers-by crowded round the scene. I saw one girl rushing to the telephone to report the accident. For a minute or two‚ nothing happened. Then‚ a man got out of the green van. His van was completely smashed in on the side of the collision. He looked shaken and furious. He walked over to the yellow car only to find that the driver was unconscious
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of the disaster unraveled on the surface‚ which was covered by news stations around the world. As most of the world watched through the eyes and words of reporters‚ hoping for the miner’s safe rescue and return‚ many had doubts. “While few Chileans dared say it out loud‚ most of the country felt the miners were probably dead. But Fidel Báez believed in his heart they were alive” (Yang‚ 2010‚ p.1). As the first few days turned into weeks‚ family members and loved ones of the 33 trapped miners
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Chilean Copper Mine Name XBCOM/275 May 18‚2014 Dr Jose A. Cotay Chilean Copper Mine On August 5‚ 2010 there was one of the worst mining disasters in the history of mining. In the Atacama Deseret one of the largest mines there was a clasp. On this day 33 miners were unaccounted for after they did a head count of all the miners that come out the dust and dirt. The company was not sure if they were alive or dead. The community that these men lived in was grief stricken and their families were
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According to the National Institute of Statistics‚ in 2014‚ the Chilean population reached almost 18 million‚ almost like the State of Florida in the United States or the Netherlands. More of the 40% of the population is located in Santiago‚ the capital; the vast majority of the Chilean inhabitants’ lives in cities instead of the countryside; and the population is getting older‚ turning Chile into a country under an advanced demographic transition (INEa‚ 2014). In its Constitution‚ Chile does not
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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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and I thought it would be interesting. In this essay‚ I will write about Chileans holidays. The next paragraph will be about how Chileans celebrate the holiday season. The paragraph after that will be about popular traditions in Chile. Paragraph four will be about things that are special about Chilean culture and the last paragraph is the conclusion. This paragraph is about how Chileans celebrate the holiday season. Chileans celebrate the holiday season by having Asada‚ chicken‚ turkey‚ and pork
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Chile’s Mining Accident Submitted to: Kajali Shehrin Islam Course teacher (Mass communication theories-206) Mass Communication and Journalism University of Dhaka. Submitted by: Iffat Ara Roll-14 3rd batch‚ 4th semester Mass Communication and Journalism University of Dhaka. Chile’s mining accident
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After the Commander of the Chilean Forces‚ General Erasmo Escala resigned as a result of his continued discrepancies with the War Minister; the later promoted General Manuel Baquedano‚ a veteran from the Peru-Bolivian Confederacy war‚ who enjoyed the sympathies and respect of the soldiers. The units under the command of General Baquedano were cohesive. An example of this happened during the Battle of Tacna. The criticized frontal attack tactics exposed the Chilean formations to the effects of fires
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Chilean Mine Collapse When handling a tragic event such as this there are many things to take into consideration. There are going to be many different people that are going to be affected by this catastrophe. First and foremost is the family of the employees that are trapped in the mine. There biggest concern would be to know that their loved ones are ok and are going to be rescued. In a case like this you would want to give the family a positive message and reassure them that the company is
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Spencer Harold 6/17/2015 Extra Credit Chilean Culture: Mountains and Cities The population of the country of Chile is almost 16 million people. The majority of the people live in the dense cities that lie in-between the two mountainous regions. Only 16% of the population brave the rural mountains of this narrow natural resource rich country. The indigenous people (7% of the countries population) make up almost half of the portion of the mountainous population. This section of the population is
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