The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster occurred on April 5th‚ 2010‚ in Raleigh County‚ West Virginia. The mine was located in Montcoal and owned by Massey Energy‚ but bought out by Alpha Natural Resources in 2011. Twenty-Nine of the thirty one miners at the site were killed by the explosion. A state funded independent investigation would later find Massey Energy directly responsible for the accident. (www.sourcewatch.org) The explosion was ignited by high methane levels being a contributed factor. You
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Rashad Heyward Case study 3 The Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster 1. An example of cost to the stakeholders by Massey actions is first of all‚ putting their life at risk. Employees risk their lives every day by making the decision to go into the mines without being provided safe environment. Yes‚ the employees knew what the safety problems were‚ but had to overlook them in order to keep their jobs and provide for their families. A second example of cost is how the employees had to put their health
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Today‚ former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship will turn himself into police custody to immediately start a one year sentence for his involvement in the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster. How does a CEO of a company end up in jail for what appeared as a tragic accident? On April 5th‚ 2010 in a West Virginia coal mine owned by Massey Energy Company and operated by Performance Coal Company an explosion would claim the lives of twenty-nine miners and shed light on the many workplace safety violations
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The Executive Branch and the Cabinet Instructions: The following document will serve as notes about the Executive Branch and the Presidential Cabinet. The Executive Branch Basics Who is the head of the Executive Branch of Government in the United States? What is the main duty of the Executive Branch of Government? What are the minimum requirements to be President? What term describes all of the agencies‚ people‚ and procedures that make up the Executive Branch of Government? The 22nd
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Hardships of Living Two Lives "Mines" 2002 Susan Straight Sometimes it is very difficult to adjust to different environments especially when living in a socially unstable community. Susan Straight knows what this is like growing up in Riverside and having a black husband. Many of her stories are about black family life. In Susan Straight’s short story "Mines" (2002)‚ the protagonist‚ Clarette‚ works at a stressful job dealing with delinquent juveniles while trying to balance time for her
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lives. Mine disasters once were really common. In the single year of 1907 there were 18 coal mine disasters.. Among the disasters in 1907 was history’s worst the Monongah coal mine explosion‚ which claimed 362 lives and impelled Congress to create the Bureau of Mines. I will discuss this disaster more later in this paper. Mine accidents have declined dramatically in number and severity through years of research‚ technology‚ and preventive programs. Today mine accidents resulting
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signature--- * my planed date to take GRE: Oct 19‚ 13’ * want me to comment on another of your essays?! Comment on mine and‚ in a deserved way worth how you revise mine‚ I will repond to one of your essay where other essays of the same topic have not yet commented by me. If possible‚ please post your essay to be reviewed in a new thread; else you could wonder if a comment is for your essay or mine. * Comments on another’s essay is itself an argument essay. I will formalize all
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Asha Arnold Professor Holzmeister English 1102 15 April 2010 The Various Roles of a Mother in Susan Straight’s “Mines” Susan Straight’s short story “Mines” centers on the main character‚ Clarette. Clarette‚ like many mothers have to juggle many aspects of life at the same time. Clarette is the epitome of the hardworking woman in a “man’s world”. Straight parallels the working life and family life of Clarette to depict the struggle that mothers have to go through to provide for their families
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AirAsia continues to pave the way for low cost flights through its innovative business selections. Vision: To be the largest low cost airline in Asia. Mission: 1- To be the best company to work for where employees are treated as a part of a big family. 2- Create a globally recognized brand. 3- Achieve the lowest cost so that everyone can fly with AirAsia. Values: 1- Safety. 2- High Aircraft Utilization. 3- Low fare-No Frills. 4- Streamline operations. 5- Point to point network.
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Chart of Luisa and Son Bakeshop) The products were famous in the neighbourhood of the family and it is being endorsed by the customers. Their only way of promotion and endorsement is through word of the mouth. And now that they had their first branch‚ the owner is in need
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