constantly take place. Based on this information we can infer that a daring job‚ such as a miner‚ can seem like a dystopia. In the text “Klondike Gold Rush” ‚ the author describes a plot of ambitious miners baring treacherous conditions only for a chance to strike fortune. From a conflicting viewpoint ‚ the passage “A Woman Who Went to Alaska” by May Kellogg Sullivan shares a slightly different view‚ considering the miners got the pleasure of coming across a property of riches but only to have their riches
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often called the “Coal Act”‚ under President Richard Nixon’s administration. This act acknowledged that coal mining placed workers in dangerous situations‚ and that it was the nation’s responsibility to prevent the death and serious injury of coal miners. Under this act‚ extended power was granted to the Bureau of Mines‚ a department in the Interior‚ which in years prior did not have the regulatory power to inspect mines or enforce the mine safety recommendations.2 The act required coal companies
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on August 5‚ 2010 the main ramp into the San José mine in the Atacama northern region of Chile collapsed leaving 33 miners 2‚300 feet underground. A rescue mission costing 20 million dollars headed by Miguel Fortt successfully extracted all of the 33 miners alive from the “bowels of the Earth” after spending 69 days underground (Penhaul‚ 2011). Florencio Avalos was the first miner to be rescued on October 13‚ 2010. Twenty two in a half hours after the rescue operation began shift foreman Luis Urzua
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“The burden of proof that the Canadian citizen is not an intended immigrant is always on the applicant” (Protection‚ 2015). Landed immigrants of Canada generally need a visa or passport to enter the United States‚ unless they are part of the Visa Waiver Program will a citizen of a country be eligible. There are approximately 170‚000 residents who apply for citizenship. If someone has lived in Canada for three to four years then they may apply for citizenship. Having a good standing in the community
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Seattle carrying miners with bags of gold. When the word got out to the press then everyone wanted gold. A lot of different people went to the gold fields. Some were big and some were small. These miners were called stampeders. Within 6 month about 100‚000 gold seekers started there journey to the Yukon. Only about 30‚000 gold seekers completed the journey. The passage “A Woman Who Went to Alaska” talks about how the law is very strict about mining. Also about permits‚ because the miners needed mining
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cuts and longer days. Moreover the conditions in the mines continued to deteriorate as the owners refused to use any of their own money to help the miner’s lives out even to the extent that some wouldn’t even provide a pithead bath. This angered the miners as there was no sign of any compromise. Additional factors that could be responsible for the strike of 1926 are the social and political causes. The growth of left wing politics is an important issue because it sets off warning signs for both
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successful in California. Though mining skills were not hard to develop‚ the work was strenuous and tiring. Typically‚ a miner (nicknamed “49er”) would start digging‚ shoveling‚ carrying‚ and washing their gold from early in the morning to late at night. The repetitive work became boring and many miners were too weak to continue‚ others forced to take frequent rests. Sometimes‚ miners were forced to stand with their feet in ice cold water‚ while other times they had to endure the stifling summer heat
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Collapse In Chile‚ on August 5‚ 2010‚ a collapse inside a main access tunnel of a mine trapped 33 miners inside (Parry & Retther‚ 2010). The miners were trapped at a depth of at least 700 meters (Weik‚ 2010). There were 32 Chileans men and one Bolivian man trapped in the old gold and coppers mine (Parry & Retther‚ 2010). The miners estimated that they would not be rescued for four months. The miners had to receive emergency food and supplies through a bore hole. Around 2 p.m.‚ Raul Villegas
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Q: The authors of each piece are discussing the same topic but are using different points of view. How does each person’s point of view shape the reader’s understanding of the miners’ lives? Use details from each source to support your answer. A: In the pieces “The Klondike Gold Rush”‚ “A Woman Who Went to Alaska”‚ and “The City of Gold‚ they all talk about the Gold Rush in some way. All three authors/narrators show that there were hardships during the Gold Rush‚ but they all view it differently
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Prevalence of Skin Diseases among Miners in Brgy. Diwalwal Monkayo‚ Compostela Valley Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Skin diseases are one of the health problems posed by the mining industry to its workers and to those who are living near quarry sites. In Mindanao‚ the mining community in Brgy. Diwalwal Monkayo‚ Compostela Valley is perhaps the most important because of the number of small-scale mining operations that remains largely
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