...When the talk of love canal is brought up, what comes to mind? For William T. Love, there were hopes and dreams of creating a love canal to add to the small working-class city creating a “dream community”. However, dreams don’t always come true. Love canal was a small town city run by William T. Love in Niagara Falls, New York. Love had plans on digging a canal from the upper Niagara rivers to the lower rivers. In 1910, Love’s dreams were crushed due to not being able to “endure the one-two punch of fluctuations in the economy…” All that was left to commemorate Love’s dreams was a partial ditch where construction had begun. In the 1920’s the canal was used as a dumpsite for hazardous chemicals. Creating dumpsites for chemicals is no unnatural...
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...Hooker Chemical Company would dump their toxic waste into the canal, it is said to have contained “21,000 tons of toxic chemicals, including at least twelve that are known carcinogens” (“Love Canal”). The company ended up selling the land to a developer without specifically disclosing what they did, the developer built houses on the land and the residents began to get very sick due to the leaching of chemicals above the filled land. This whole situation ended up costing millions and eventually the corporation’s predecessor, Occidental had to pay back over $100 million to the EPA Superfund and $27 million to the United States on behalf of FEMA. These two examples of crime show how White collar and corporate crimes are different, where Schrenker acted alone in his schemes and Hooker Chemical committed crimes as a company whole, many players were involved in these negligent...
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...Mars. The main characters in Bradbury's story are Harry and his wife Cora. They had to go to Mars because there was a war on Earth. They thought that it would be a really fun and great idea and always wanted to go. But it did not go as well as they thought it would. However in McDonough’s radio play it was the same thing except they loved it at Mars. In BradBury's story when they get to mars they feel a change however in McDonough's radio play they can feel the change. These stories are developed by atomic bombs hitting Earth and everyone has to leave from the Earth. Some people chose to go to Mars. The Bittering family is one of the families that chose to go to Mars. The only one that regrets it is Harry. Harry is the father of the Bittering family. He regrets it so much that he even tries to build a rocket to go back to Earth. In my opinion I would not build a rocket even if I hated Mars like Harry did because it would take like thirty years before I would finish it. Back to the story, When they get off of the rocket they feel a change and that is why Harry regrets it so much. Then something mysterious happens. They all start to get darker and get yellow eyes farther into the story....
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...An Old Man’s Attributes In the novel The Old Man Who Read Love Stories, Luis Sepulveda uses the character of Antonio Jose Bolivar to portray his complexities by being intelligent, passionate, and curious. Antonio José Bolívar represents intelligence based upon his outlook and how he interprets different aspects of occurrences. This is accurate on the account of his approach when Antonio showed the mayor how he was wrong about the Shuar killing the man due to the markings left on him. This allows the character to represent knowledge based on his past. “‘My God, Antonio José Bolívar, you certainly shut his excellency up. I didn't know you were a detective.” (Sepulveda 21) The author uses the Dentists reaction to give insight on how Antonio...
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...Ups and Downs in the Life of Teddy: Though Faced With Hardships, Many Achievements Were Made Bobby Lee Chickens Academy Ups and Downs in the Life of Teddy: Though Faced With Hardships, Many Achievements Were Made When one looks at the life of Theodore Roosevelt, what explicit details can be gathered about him? Due to the multifaceted conglomeration of diversity that was Roosevelt’s extraordinary life, it can be quite hard to determine who exactly our 26th president was. Roosevelt took on many roles throughout his life. “Parachin” (2011) found, “America’s 26th President (1901-09) was a curious blend of cowboy, author, intellectual, environmentalist, outdoorsman, big game hunter, naturalist, peacemaker and war monger” (p. 13). These many roles would lead him on a very thought-provoking adventure through life. Out of all the things that Roosevelt was throughout his life, he was the embodiment of someone that fought for the things he wanted in life. One can see that this quote by Roosevelt sums up who he was perfectly: “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things” (Theodore Roosevelt Quotes, n.d.). Theodore Roosevelt was a strong believer in the “strenuous life”. Whether it be from his health, those around him, politics, or nature, Theodore Roosevelt dealt with many obstacles and challenges that would pose to be very arduous for him as he trotted his way through life. On the other hand, one must also...
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...Prepared Childbirth (What is it and why is it important) Tuesday March 15, 2016 By: April Soto Prepared Childbirth Childbirth is not as simple as most may seem that it can be. In society women when wanting a baby has to go through childbirth. Child birth is when the mother to be gives birth which there are different ways to have a baby and also different ways to give birth. In this paper it will discuss what child birth is and why child birth is important. Education on Childbirth Some people may not me educated enough on childbirth so , please before you plan on making this decision to give birth educate yourself and your partner so that you can have a better feel about the life changing experience that is about to happen, think for the worst prepare yourself and , hope for the best. Watch video, search the web, read books and magazine. By education yourself with all the resource that are available nowadays you will have at ease birth if everything goes well. During Labor and Delivery in which both parents prepare there self’s for this is also called cooperative childbirth. The concept for all methods of prepared childbirth is education of the parents so they can participate and share the wonderful experience of childbirth. The benefits of this approach are believed to be a more comfortable pregnancy, a shorter period of labor, and for mom to have a less trauma during birth, and a decrease the stress level while giving birth to her new born. One technique...
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...UNIVERSITATEA ‘ANDREI ŞAGUNA’ FACULTATEA DE ŞTIINŢE ECONOMICE SPECIALIZAREA: FINANTE BANCI AN II SEMESTRUL I REFERAT LIMBA ENGLEZĂ ADOCHITEI SIMONA DORINA 2012 CONTENTS Definite Articles ………………………………………………1 Indefinite Articles …………………………………………….3 Zero Articles …………………………………………………..4 Definite Articles The definte article – the We use THE: when there is only one of something: What is the longest river in the world? -“the” is used before “same” (the same) Your pullover is the same colour as mine. These two photographs are the same. -go to the cinema, to the theatre I often go to the cinema but I haven’t been to the theatre for ages. When we say THE CINEMA/THE THEATRE < we do not necessarily mean one particular cinema or theatre. BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER We do not normally use “the” with the names of meals .. What did you have for breakfast? We had lunch in a very nice restaurant. What time is dinner? BED WORK HOME It’s time to go to bed now. I sat down on the bed. Go to work/be at work/ start work/finish work Ann didn’t go to work yesterday. THE+ ADJECTIVE We use THE+ adjective (without a noun) to talk about groups of people, especially: the young the old the elderly...
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...Victor Hugo. It is a story about the hardship, love, sacrifice, humanity, laws, broken dreams, and also the darkest parts of French history during the revolution in 18th century. This movie focusing on the struggles and experiences of redemption of Jean Valjean. The movie begins in 1815 in Digne,France, when Jean Valjean released from 19 years imprisonment for stealing a loaf of bread just to feed his sister’s seven starving children, and gave him a parole but he breaks it that makes the ruthless policeman Javert hunted him. Because of being a former convict, the people around him rejected him until he met the Bishop Myriel who helped and encourage him to have a faith in God and to change as a better man. After six years hiding, he becomes a wealthy factory owner in Paris and one of his employees is Fantine. Fantine is a single mother who will do anything in order to support her daughter. She sell her hair, become a prostitute and even her dreams are broken. Valjean helped Fantine to see her daughter and take her to the hospital but later she was die happily when she saw her daughter. Later, he met Cosette, a young girl who is abusing and maltreating by Monsieur and Madame Thenardier. So, Valjean adopts her. After 8 years, Cosette grows into a beautiful woman where Marius falls in love with her. While Eponine, a young daughter of Monsieur and M. Thenardier who was spoiled and pampered as a child however, she grows up to be ragged in Paris and she secretly love with Marius but she...
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...1800’s-1860 * Era of “Good Feeling” * From 1812, there is only one political party: democratic- republicans * Reassembles Hamilton’s view of America * Changes everything about how Americans work * Challenges ideas of freedom The Change * Before the Market Revolution work was done at home controlled by individuals, regulated by daylight. * Introduces the concept of “going to work” * Lays the foundation for modern America Transportation and Technology * Roads, railroads, steamboats, canals. Telegraph * Previously transporting between US cities was an expensive as shipping overseas * Production was local * No standardization, no connection Examples: * 1806 congress approved road from Cumberland, MD to Illinois * 1807, steamboat tested, made transportation upstream possible * 1825 Erie Canal-upstate New York connected to the Great Lakes * 1830’s telegraph developed * 1837 3000 miles of canal * For decades huge tracts of land go to railroad companies THE GROWING WEST * Between 1790 and 1840 4.5 million people move west of Appalachians * Between 1815 and 1821 six new states entered the Union: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, and Maine * Southerners with slaves moved into a new Cotton Kingdom * Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas * Northerners moved into Illinois Michigan Wisconsin EXPANSION * Manifest Destiny: United States had a divinely appointed mission...
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...incomplete or unwelcomed. Yet, there is a theme of light vs dark. For instance, the character’s mood slightly brightens when he sees his crush, “her figure defined by the light of the half-opened door” (2279). However, symbolism is relevant to the character for the house mentioned at the beginning is, “An uninhabited house of the two stories stood at the blind end, detected from...
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...The culture and history of France have been highly influential among filmmakers and have affected the construction of a variety of films. One such film is, Jean Pierre Jeunet’s highly successful film Amelie (2001). The French believe that the success of a film isn’t measured by the money it makes, but by the number of people who watch it. They believe that everything cultural must be protected from the domination of the markets, a concept known as L’exception Culturelle (The French Cultural Exception) (Wikipedia, 2011). Amelie, is the picture perfect example of this concept, as it perfectly exhibits the epitome of French culture; portraying France as ‘The City of Love’, full of wonder, where dreams come true. Amelie is a beautiful film that appeals to the senses and depicts a French wonderland. “It’s a world that’s purely (and slightly perversely) fantasy, a fairy tale for adults” (Parks, M. 2002). The cultural context, textual features and major audiences have affected the construction of the film, creating a whimsical and beautiful impression of France. Amelie is a romantic comedy, about 23 year old Amelie Poulain (Audrey Tautou), who is a waitress living a secluded life in France, and appreciates the small things in life, who discovers a desire to help people. The film is set in a Montmartre, where Amelie’s vibrant imagination comes to life. Just after hearing the death of Lady Di, Amelie discovers a box hidden in her apartment, from a man’s childhood 50 years ago. She...
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...We need wilderness to nurture our souls (Goodall, p180) .This land is a gift from god. Our land supplies us with food, shelter, and water. We must appreciate it, and love it. Mother Nature has done nothing but loves us back. We must learn not to bite the hands that feed us. According to Goodall (2009) “We are treading too harshly on the earth and consuming and degrading too much of the planet” (p.181). People have destroyed the state’s beautiful Everglades, and obliterated our natural land forms with new developments, and we have done nothing to stop it. Brown (2009) stated “Today we need a realistic view between the economy and the environment.” (p. 17). The relationship between people and the environment in “A Land Remembered” is destruction, exploitation of the land far beyond human needs, and the natural resource being non-existent. People began to develop new technologies that required natural resources, which we eventually abused. People developed new technology without being environmentally conscious and had no sense of awareness. As human beings, we selfishly chose long-term benefits of destroying Mother Nature while our environment suffers the consequences of our careless actions....
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...powerful race. This beautiful place was a domain of Poseidon, god of the sea, who had fallen in love with a mortal woman, Cleito. He created a magnificent palace for her in the centre of the island. The people of this land possessed great wealth thanks to the abundant natural resources of the island, which was also a centre for trade and commerce. The rulers held sway not just over their own people but over the Mediterranean, Europe and North Africa” (Menzies). The Greek philosopher, Plato, wrote the above description of Atlantis in 355 B.C. Plato had originally planned to write a trilogy of books on subjects such as the creation of the world, the nature of man, the story of Atlantis as well as other subjects. The first book, Timaeus, was completed, Critias, which contains the story of Atlantis, was incomplete, and Hemocrates, was never written (Levy). The story of Atlantis is one of the oldest myths of mankind, a lost paradise and the most popular of all supposed advanced prehistoric lost civilizations. It’s location has been assigned to almost every possible place on earth including Sardinia, Crete, Cyprus, Malta, Turkey, Israel, Sinai, Sweden, Bahamas, Bermuda Triangle, Japan and even Kumari Kandam (“Lost Continent”). In Plato's book, Timaeus, a character named Kritias tells an account of Atlantis that has been in his family for generations. According to the character, the story was originally told to his ancestor, Solon, by a priest during Solon's visit to Egypt. There had...
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...held a very important role in the America’s fight for independence and as such it is very easy to see the cultural and historical significance of the state. In this essay we will look at the cultural contributions, persons, and socio-economic situations of pre 20th century Massachusetts DESCRIPTION Art Case Study: Faneuil Hall (source: Wikimedia. Image by Infrogmation) Faneuil Hall located in Boston, Massachusetts was commissioned in 1740 by Merchant Peter Faneuil to serve as market house. In its early days Faneuil hall also served as a Meeting hall for the people of Boston, hosting speeches and by prominent American leaders such as Samuel Adams ("Faneuil Hall."). Originally two story high, the original Faneuil Hall built by Scottish born artist John Simbert was rebuilt and expanded upon multiple times, once when it burned down in 1761 and in 1805 when Architect Charles Bulfinch expanded the building adding a third floor and increasing it to the 30m x 24m building today. The Architect John Simbert drew inspiration from English Country architecture. Rather than the more architecturally intricate style of baroque architecture which was widely popular in the 18th century Simbert opted for a simpler Georgian feel with brown bricks and multiple window panes around every side of the building. Originally the building was supported by wood and most of the building such as the roof were easily combustible, after the fire of 1761...
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...My Philosophy of Life 1 Final Paper: My Philosophy of Life Amber DeNooy Colorado Christian University HUM 425 Professor: David Mullaney June 7, 2003 My Philosophy of Life 2 Over the past 13 months that I have been attending CCU, I have learned a great deal about myself. This has been especially true during the past five weeks while in the Personal and Social Ethics course. Our philosophy of life greatly influences our ethical decision- making. This paper will discuss several areas related to my philosophy of life, including my character traits, worldview, theory of knowledge and truth, and principals and values that direct my life. Section 1: Character Traits Who am I? The complete answer to this question would be far too long to discuss in the context of this paper. Therefore, in this section, I will focus on one of my most defining characteristics and two other areas that define who I am. I consider being a Christian my most defining characteristic. My beliefs impact everything in my life. Because my beliefs impact my view on life, they will be discussed in greater detail in section two of this paper. Over the course of this Management of Human Resources (MHR) program, I have learned more about two other areas that define who I am. In one of the MHR courses, we took the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) (Myers & Briggs, 1993). The MBTI measures personality preferences in four different areas: extraversion (E) versus introversion (I), sensing (S) versus intuition (N)...
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