main force behind the country’s economy but this has not always been the case. South Africa’s large diamond mining industry started with the discovery of a large diamond on 1886 by a young shepherd named Erasmus Jacobs. The discovery brought in many miners from different parts of the world to South Africa and this lead to the discovery of a bigger diamond in 1871. This created a diamond rush in South Africa that change the country’s economy‚ politics system‚ religion and culture. Thought this lecture
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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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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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Chapter 12 Study Guide 1. Farm Communities- Farming Families that worked together to accomplish goals otherwise not possible alone. (B) They had opportunities to talk about experiences together‚ and share news‚ knowledge‚ etc. 2. The Shakers- Largest of the communal utopian experiments‚ emphasized agriculture and handcrafts‚ l most self-sufficient. (B) Failed because they couldn’t have sex‚ so no future generations to carry on. 3. The Mormons- Most successful communitarian experiment‚ believed
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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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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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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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still going on. Strauss expected the miners would welcome his buttons‚ scissors‚ thread and bolts of fabric. He also brought along canvas sailcloth‚ intended to make tents and covers for the Conestoga wagons many miners lived out of. Strauss opened his dry goods wholesale business as Levi Strauss & Co. He often led his pack-horse‚ heavily laden with merchandise‚ to the mining camps in the Gold Rush country.[citation needed] He learned that prospectors and miners complained about their cotton trousers
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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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Violent crimes are deemed unacceptable globally.Crimes such as murder‚assault ‚robbery and rape instilled fear in most people when they contemplate the possibility of becoming a victim of any of these heinous actions.South African criminal law defines murder as the unlawful and intentional killing of another person.The murder of a police official refers to causing the death of an official without a lawful excuse‚and with the intent to kill the official. The international killing of a police officer
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