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  • Population And Resource Growth
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    In today's ever growing society, we must pay special attention to the amounts and types of resources we our currently consuming and the supply of these resources that will last us for the future. In researching this topic there are many factors to take into account such as the ever growing population, use of limited and unlimited resources, destruction of resources without full utilization of them, and the planning and discovering of new resources for our future. It is a safe assumption to make ...
  • Miner's Document
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    "Body Rituals among the Nacirema" is a document written by Mr. Horace Miner. Miner was a graduate of the University of Chicago, with a degree in anthropology. Throughout his life, Miner was dedicated to his studies ranging in anthropology to sociology. He was very interested in the study of anthropology, but Miner disagreed with the way that other cultures were represented. He thought American anthropologists believed that the American culture was "normal" and, that the other studied cultures we...
  • Coal 2 The Term Mine
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    ... 1) The contamination of ore with barren wall rock in's toping is called dilution 2) The mixture of ore other substances in which grade is lowered is termed as dilution Discipline: 1) An engineer must be well disciplined 2) The mining engineering is the most disciplined profession after the military 3) Discipline is needed in order to protect the orders given in working chain Dragline: 1) A crane boom used with a drag bucket is dragline boom 2) An excavation system involving a dragline & othe...
  • Lives Of 19th Century French Coal Miners
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    Germinal, based on the landmark novel by Emile Zola, presents a startlingly authentic and powerful look into the tumultuous, tragedy-riddled lives of 19th century French coal miners. Forced to endure hellish conditions, risk death and dismemberment, and work from before dawn until after dusk, these men and women had only one alternative to mining: starvation. Germinal is not a happy story, but it is impossible not to sense the realism that pervades the project. The film opens with the arrival of...
  • Irish Coal Miners
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    Lance Fulton Molly Maguires: Movie Comparison On October 27, 1873, a man calling himself James McKenna emerged from a train at the station in Port Clinton, a small community on the southern border of Pennsylvania's Schuylkill County. It was coal-mining country, a rough part of the world suffering from the effects of what one newspaper had called a "reign of terror" orchestrated by a shadowy organization dubbed the Molly Maguires. Since 1862 the Mollies had been blamed for numerous murders, beati...
  • Federal Coal Mine Safety Act
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    Coal Coal is a fossil fuel- hydrocarbon containing natural resource, much like petroleum or natural gas. It is extracted from the Earth by strip mining or underground mining. It is a readily combustible black sedimentary rock, which is one of the three main rock categories. Coal is composed of carbon and hydrocarbons, in coordination with other elements. It is the leading source of electricity the world over. It is estimated that half of the world's electricity is powered by coal. Coal mining in...
  • Important Mineral
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    Minerals Minerals are required to build soft and hard body tissue. Without then we wouldn't exist. They also help out with the nervous system the contraction of mussels and help the blood flow properly. Minerals are classified into 2 major groups. The major elements such as calcium, magnesium, iron, iodine etc. Then the trace elements such as copper, manganese fluorine and zinc. Once of the most important is calcium. Calcium is used to build up your bones. It also helps to keep your teeth strong...
  • Miners From The Aoh
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    "The Mollie Maguires" was a name that was bestowed upon the militant coal miners in the harsh late 19 h century. Although there were no official records saying that such an organization existed, nineteen men were hanged for their crimes as "Mollies". This story was an excellent historical reference of the background, conditions, and struggles faced by the Pennsylvania miners in the anthracite fields. These miners faced low wages, bad working conditions, and long work days. They had finally had e...

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