Buffalo Creek Disaster YE HAO GBL395 Summer 2014 Synopsis: One of the most significant mining disaster happened at a little valley that located in Buffalo count‚ West Virginia in February 1972. The disaster cause by a dam corruption which was used to block black water produced in mining procedures. The flood break out from the fallen dam and rush out the 17 mile valley below it‚ killed more than 100 people‚ 1000 people injured and more than 4000 people were homeless
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|the Buffalo Creek Disaster | | | A book by Gerald Stern |PART ONE | | | |Prologue | | | |On the morning of the 26th February 1972 a coal company’s massive coal-waste refuse pile which dammed a stream in middle fork hollow | |collapsed in the Buffalo Creek Valley. Over 130 million gallons
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place the incident that would shake an entire town and bring it to its knees. To summarize‚ the Buffalo Creek disaster was when a Buffalo mining company’s reckless actions and lack of precautions caused an outburst of water and sludge to flood over 17 miles. This flood led to the death of 125 people‚ 1200 to be injured and around 4000 people left to be homeless survivors of the disaster. This disaster was caused because Pittston never paid attention to previous incidents and were negligent. Prior
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a.m. on a soggy morning. After raining buckets for days‚ everyone’s mood is glum. While serving your children breakfast before shooing them out the door to school‚ your husband finally sleeps after a long night shift deep in the bowels of the Buffalo Creek coal mines. Minutes tick by and your only thought is getting the kids out the door on time with all their books and school supplies. Suddenly you hear a noise so foreign and loud‚ it takes a moment to register which of your senses is picking up
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Coal Crimes of Buffalo Creek Sara Hauke Medical Anthropology May 26‚ 2011 Let us imagine that one day a natural disaster hits your town‚ you watched everyone you know lose their homes‚ and for some‚ their lives. Your life view most likely would be skewed for some time‚ but who could you blame? Nature? God? While tragic‚ an act of nature or god most often carries no great amount of blame with it. This is not the case in the Buffalo Creek incident however. It is important to note that the
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This essay will describe Emile Durkheim’s concepts of social integration and social/moral regulation and will explain how Durkheim connects them to suicide. It will then utilize those concepts to analyze the social effects of the Buffalo Creek flood‚ as described in the book “Everything In Its Path”‚ by Kai T. Erikson‚ showing other consequences besides higher suicide rates. Durkheim’s concept of social integration refers to social groups with well-defined values‚ traditions‚ norms‚ and goals.
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Everything in Its Path‚ I read that the people that was a part of the Buffalo Creek flood. The people were wounded in spirit‚ children did not act like children because of what the flood had done to their home. The people that lived in Buffalo‚ Creek loved the place they called home. Buffalo‚ Creek is mainly a place where coal mining go on. On February 26th‚ 1972 the place that was a nice honest place as the people from Buffalo‚ Creek would say that statement came to an end on that day. There was cheap
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Cause of the deaths at Tunnel Creek. Management: While it is true that there are many disasters where an “act of nature” occurs but‚ we believe most of accidents can be caused by human error. Same as “Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”. In perspective of “blinders’ decision”‚ they failed to see/seek/use information. It was obvious the group at Tunnel Creek were well-trained and knowledgeable skiers but they didn’t prepare equipment that was necessary and wasn’t trained on how to get down safely beforehand
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The Buffalo Maiden was about this woman who comes to the Sioux tribe to deliver messages to them. She starts telling them of the messages she brings them. First she speaks to the men‚ then the women‚ next come the children‚ and finally the chief. The maiden proceeds to take the pipe and use it as an offering to Wakan Tanka. She leaves the tent then turns into a white buffalo calf. In the buffalo maiden we are introduced to a God that they call Wakan Tanka. He seems to be transcendent from the tribe
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Paul Wong 9-26-2012 US History ‚Period 3 Topic :The horse and buffalo to Native Americans The First Attempt Buffalos are valuable resources to the Native Americans as they provide basic needs and food to them. While the use of horses in late 1500s further enhanced Native Americans’ hunting ability. Native Americans are not born to ride. In 1598‚ there were a lot of Spanish settlers moved to New Mexico. They used Native Americans as slaves and workers. During this period‚ Native American
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