...This Story of Mine It all started when I was in eighth grade weighing 120 pounds and four feet nine inches tall. During my eighth grade year, I dated a guy who was skinny to the bones. He had no fat nor did he have muscles; he was pretty much a stick. On the other hand, I had a chubby round face with wide fat hips; and let’s just say, a bunch of fat hanging in between. I always thought to myself that I wanted to be skinny so I’ll look good standing next to him. He always told me that I was fat and I would look prettier if I was skinny. I starting thinking and finally came to a conclusion. That was, to break up with him and I did; I was a lot happier, stronger, and more confident. But from then on, I kept his words. For someone who didn’t love me for who I truly was, I decided to transform myself into a different person. Later on, I realized that not only is appearance what matters, but it’s what’s inside that matters the most. When summer began, I started working out every single day and night; I pushed myself really hard for I wanted to look pretty faster. Then, my hard work finally paid off! I lost 20 pounds at the end of my freshman year and weighed 100 pounds with the height of five feet two inches. I was anorexic for three years and never went bulimic; however, I had always thought of becoming bulimic but I was too scared of the causes. I started starving myself, eating less than one meal a day, and drank Special K’s protein drinks. I also exercised every day during the...
Words: 717 - Pages: 3
...This Little Light of Mine Marquel Calhoun Mrs.Lucky March 15, 2012 What does the song “This little light of mine” mean? The song “this little light of mine” is a source rom Matthew 5:16, "Let your light shine before men, they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heaven. This is a gospel children’s song written by Harry Dixon Loes (1895-1965) in about 1920. “This little light of mine” inspired millions. People still sing the famous well-known song today and they don’t really have a clue what is means. “This Little Light of Mine” is a traditional Negro spiritual about the importance of unity in the face of adversity. The first spirituals were inspired by African music even if the tunes were not far from those of Christian hymns. Some of them, called “shouts,” were accompanied by dancing, hand clapping and foot tapping. Drawing on the Bible for inspiration and imagery, most spirituals instruct listeners in how to live with the Spirit of God. These songs often had multiple meanings. The literal interpretation reflected the personal relationship between the slave singer and God. However, the spirituals also translated to code for slaves looking to escape to the North to freedom. For example, as part of the spiritual’s lyrics, “home” can mean Heaven, but it covertly means a free country and haven for slaves. The refrain of “This Little Light of Mine” refers to the light inside each individual and how, whether standing up alone or joining...
Words: 292 - Pages: 2
...[[ Once Upon a Time ]] Once upon a time, there was this boy. His name was Choi Sung Woo. And I hated him. Even to this day, I don’t know how Choi Sung Woo and I became best friends. “Eun Sung ah, why are you so UGLY??” See what I mean? How could I be friends with somebody so mean? “Choi Sung Woo why are you so mean?” “What?” Sung Woo looked seriously at me. “You want me to lie?” Sung Woo had this funny habit of leaving me speechless, even if I had already heard his insults a thousand times before. “Choi Sung Woo, I hate you.” Sung Woo laughed and flicked me lightly on the forehead. “No you don’t,” he teased. “You love me, Kim Eun Sung.” [[ In the Beginning ]] I remember walking into class on the first day, and seeing Choi Sung Woo in the seat next to mine. I remember thinking that school was going to be hell this year, with Sung Woo in my class. We had a funny friendship, Sung Woo and I. “Eun Sung ah.” Sung Woo sounded serious. “Do you consider me a close friend, or just a friend?” I paused in whatever I was doing. Whatever I had been expecting to hear from Sung Woo, this was definitely on the bottom of the list. “Well do you consider me as a close friend or just a friend?” Sung Woo didn’t even need to think about it. “A close friend.” I don’t remember if I was smiling – it felt like I was. “Me too.” In the beginning, I didn’t know what to think when Choi Sung Woo started calling me. At first it was just for...
Words: 1183 - Pages: 5
...professional and student must be of secondary concern. The patient's needs continue day and night, weekends and holidays, and must be met by all health care professionals. A career in the Medical Laboratory Sciences demands your time, your sincere efforts and your sympathetic interest in other people. These demands must be met by you in a mature and responsible manner. Your education in the Professional Study Program will be a challenging and rewarding experience. By applying for this program of study you have indicated your sincere desire to become a competent Medical Laboratory Scientist. You have been accepted as a student in the Arizona State University Medical Laboratory Sciences Program because of your qualifications and potential. The faculty and clinical laboratory staff will do their utmost to provide you with a well-rounded program of instruction and experience and are more than willing to give as much individual help as possible. In turn, your PRIMARY FOCUS must be your professional studies. This program is in the process of being accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory...
Words: 5064 - Pages: 21
...Should We Mine This Ore? Names CHM113 TA Name Class Time Introduction One of the most important skills to have in the chemistry lab is the understanding of how chemicals will react. Knowing for example, how a chemical will react with a metal, is an excellent way of determining the amount of a particular metal in a deposit. This knowledge was used in this lab to determine the amount of copper in an unknown sample mixture. It is also known that the determination of the percent concentration of a certain solution, will directly effect the percent transmission and absorption of a solution, dependent upon its dilution. By first testing known concentrations of a solution, and plotting this information graphically, a line is formed and a slope determined. That mathematical data of known mixtures can be used to determine the unknown solution by comparison. Materials & Procedure Materials: Colorimeter, Cuvettes, Balances, Spatula, Pipets, Processed Copper Ore, Cu(NO3) 3H2O(s), Diluted water, 2* 50ml beakers, 2*Test Tubes, Centrifuge machine Method: First Calibrate the colorimeter next Fill one clean cuvette with DI water then Set colorimeter to 635nm wavelength. Place cuvette, with DI water into colorimeter and close the lid. Press “Cal” on colorimeter. Next compare results of the solutions to determine what solution best Forms Copper Nitrate we find the Solutions by calculating molar mass of Copper Nitrate with the DI water, Cu(NO3)2*2.5H2O(s) (should...
Words: 763 - Pages: 4
...Your assignment must: •Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. •Include a cover page containing the tile of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: •Analyze the changing nature and responsibilities for managing public and nonprofit organizations. •Use technology and information resources to research issues in modern public administration. •Write clearly and concisely about modern public administration using proper writing mechanics. Public Sector Safety Professionals: Focused on Activity or Results? By Fred Fanning, CSP, M.Ed., M.A. Note: This article was originally published in the Spring of 2007, Perspectives Newsletter, Volume 6 Number 3. It was then selected as the Public Sector Practice Specialty newsletter of the year and was published in the Council on Practice and Standards “Best of the Best from the 2005/06 Newsletters, 2006...
Words: 3502 - Pages: 15
...Analysis of The Blast in Centralia No. 5: A Mine Disaster No One Stopped By: John Bartlow Martin Author and Publisher “The Blast in Centralia No. 5: A Mine Disaster No One Stopped” by John Bartlow Martin. Reprinted by permission of Harold Ober Associates Incorporated. Copyright 1948 by John Bartlow Martin. Copyright renewed 1975 by John Bartlow Martin. Overview The title of this case study alone insinuates that perhaps this mine disaster could have been prevented. Martin opens his case study with very descriptive and gruesome details about the events that lead up to the explosion. Martin states: “One hundred and eleven men were killed in that explosion. Killed needlessly, for almost everybody concerned had known for months, even years, that the mine was dangerous. Yet nobody had done anything effective about it” (Stillman 31). Initially, the thought and idea that a community would allow such a horrific event to occur that could have been prevented is terrifying and somewhat startling. Martin uses his case study to explore various questions regarding this mine disaster as well as the background and other potential issues surrounding the explosion. Purpose The overall goal of this case study is to place an emphasis on how dependent modern day society is on public administration to handle chaotic or unexpected situations. In exploring various aspects of this catastrophe, Martin explores the following:...
Words: 1305 - Pages: 6
...Abstract The Blast in Central No.5: A Mine Disaster, which No One Stopped, was a case that John B. Martin shared how this event made history and is known today as a very tragic event that occurred in the coal mine near the town of Centralia, Illinois. This tragic event bought the concern of mine safety and health concerns, which both were results in an explosion when an under burdened shot or blown-out shot ignited coal dust which 111 of the 142 men were killed. After the event many still question who could be blamed for this tragic event and how this tragic event could have been prevented. The Centralia Mine opened in 1907 and remained free of fatal accidents for decades (.www.city.centralia.il.us) This is the same mine that during World War II, provided coal to the war effort. By the 1940’s the mine that was once free of all issues began to have concerns surface. The mine inspectors began reporting excessive coal dust in the mines and also provided recommendations to rectify the issue. Driscoll Scanlan was the inspector of the district that included Centralia Mine No. 5 at this time. Scanlan was also familiar with the mine environment due to the fact that was a former miner. Scanlan inspected the mine every 3 months. Each time he reported the severity of the coal dust buildup in the mine. Although Scanlan inspected the mine several times in the years before the explosion and documentation that was made concerned many due to the issues that he found in his through inspections...
Words: 1624 - Pages: 7
...Centralia Coal Mine A Brief History: On March 25th, 1947, a deadly coal mine explosion rocked the calm, peaceful town of Centralia, IL. This particular coal mine was providing coal to the war effort in World War II. A charge ignited built-up coal dust and caused the explosion. This should have surprised no one. Many public sector safety professional, Union council, federal agencies knew of the hazards and knew the result of it. The mine company and various officials of mine safety agencies were notified about the danger of Coal mine 5 at Centralia, IL. Failure to take action to abate the hazard resulted in the loss 111 precious hard working men who had spent much of their lives mining coal. Scanlan Alternatives: In 1941 Driscoll Scanlan was send to inspect the Centralia No. 5 coal mine by Robert Medill the director of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals. Scanlan found out that the mine was highly explosive due to coal dust build up. He suggested that the mine must be shut down immediately till everything is been cleaned. The report and recommendations were ignored by the company. Scanlan did send the report again and again and I was ignored by the Bell and Zoller Coal Mine Company who owned the Centralia coal mine. 5. There were many alternative ways Scanlan could have addressed his findings and could have prevented the accident. The ways are as follows and described. One way could be that Scanlan was appointed by the Department of Mines and Minerals and when...
Words: 1054 - Pages: 5
...Chilean Copper Mine Collapse Chilean Copper Mine Collapse A small copper mine in San Jose, located in north Chile, collapsed trapping workers underground. The mine collapsed on August 5th, trapping 33 workers in the mine. The coverage of this mine collapse came two long weeks after the traumatic event. Initially the incident did not catch any news worthy attention. Mine collapses are pretty common but the accident finally caught the interest of an editor, and then it went viral from there. The mine is approximately 300 meters deep. Rescuers had to drill a second hole to locate workers but there was no confirmation of any active life underground in the initial survey of the situation. There was a limited supply of what the miners would need down there such as water, food, and oxygen and it had been 4 days since the mine collapsed. There was a lot of speculation as to whether workers would be alive down there with the limited resources but rescuers worked at a non-stop pace to get to the trapped miners in hopes that there were survivors. A second cave-in the Saturday after the initial collapse, delayed rescuers for approximately 3 additional hours before they could resume their rescue efforts. The accident trapped workers for over two months at depths up to 2000 feet below ground. A tunnel gave way and the story was seen around the world as a miracle. The worldwide coverage was intense showing every detail of what Chilean Copper Mine Collapse Chilean...
Words: 1162 - Pages: 5
...mine3161 GaRZweiler Open Pit Mine Rhineland, Germany Nicholas Duim 20781646 * Executive Summary The Garzweiler mine is located within the Rhineland basin west of Cologne, Germany. The largest single lignite or brown coal deposit in Europe is found in Rhineland which covers an area of around 2,500 km2. Since lignite is the youngest variety of all coals, forming in the early to middle Miocene age about 15Ma. Several coal seams are formed and join up in the center of the Rhenish basin to form one main seam which reaches a maximum thickness of about 100m. Mining operations are carried out by RWE Power, one of Germanys biggest power producers and extraction of energy materials with an about 30% share in electricity generation is no. 1 in Germany and no. 3 in Europe with a 9% share. Lignite extraction by RWE Power AG totals 100 million tonnes a year with 90% of this output goes into power generation in the RWE Power’s power plants. The rest is upgraded to make briquettes, pulverized lignite, fluidized bed lignite and coke. Garzweiler I mining operations have been continued westward since 2006 on into Garzweiler II measuring 48km² that contains 1.3 billion tonnes of lignite accounting for 40% of the Rhineland brown coal to be mined out by 2044. The mine is a large scale open pit that uses the strip mine to continuously mine out lignite. Mining activities start with the stripping of overburden and this is followed by mining the uppermost flat-laying lignite seams, then interburden...
Words: 4896 - Pages: 20
...No. 5: A Mine Disaster No One Stopped Already the crowd had gathered. Cars clogged the short, black rock road from the highway to the mine, cars bearing curious spectators and relatives and friends of the men entombed. State troopers and deputy sheriffs and the prosecuting attorney came, and officials from the company, the Federal Bureau of Mines, the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals. Ambulances ar- rived, and doctors and nurses and Red Cross workers and soldiers with stretchers from Scott Field. Mine res- cue teams came, and a federal rescue unit, experts bur- dened with masks and oxygen tanks and other awkward paraphernalia of disaster. . . . One hundred and eleven men were killed in that explosion. Killed needlessly, for almost everybody concerned had known for months, even years, that the mine was dangerous. Yet nobody had done any- thing effective about it. Why not? Let us examine the background of the explosion. Let us study the mine and the miners, Joe Bryant and Bill Rowekamp and some others, and also the numerous people who might have saved the miners’ lives but did not. The miners had appealed in various directions for help but got none, not from their state government nor their federal government nor their employer nor their own union. (In threading the maze of official- dom we must bear in mind four agencies in author- ity: The State of Illinois, the United States Government, the Centralia Coal Company, and the United Mine Workers...
Words: 12800 - Pages: 52
...The Blast in Centralia No.5 highlights multiple failures in Public Administration, on March 25, 1947; a deadly coal mine explosion rocked the calm, peaceful town of Centralia, IL. During World War II, this mine provided coal to the war effort. A charge ignited built-up coal dust and caused the explosion. This explosion should have come to a surprise, many public sector safety professionals from state and federal agencies knew of the hazards as a result of inspections, union complaints and letters to state officials. The same safety professionals had notified various officials of mine safety agencies and the mine company of the hazards on more than one occasion. Officers of the mine’s union had also pressed for the hazards to be corrected. Failure to take action to stop the hazards resulted in the loss of 111 hard-working men who had spent much of their lives mining coal. Four Logistical alternatives Scanlan could have addressed are corruption, communication, time and responsibility. Inspector Scanlan worked during a period where corruption was as the norm. People in position of leadership in government were easily bought by business trying to push their agenda. The mine owners made friends in the government by putting money in the pockets of those in leadership positions. Some inspector’s would even party with the mine owners. Inspector Scanlan also experienced difficulties with communicating with those who were in a position to regulate the mining industry. Inspector Scanlan...
Words: 938 - Pages: 4
...Power Tower in an Open Pit Mine: called a “Pit Power Tower” (PPT). | | By Jonathan Gwiazda and Francis A. DiBella | 1. Introduction1.2 Problem Statement The number of people and the amount of technology in the world are on the rise. People and technology both require energy. This rise in population and technology has led to a corresponding increase in energy demand. This trend is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.The three primary methods of power production today are 1) fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, 2) hydroelectric dams, and 3) nuclear power. The undeveloped potential of each of these power methods is restricted by either the associated environmental impact or by the limits of the resource itself. Current methods of power production are in need of supplementation. An ideal source would be renewable and have minimal environmental impact. This paper presents one such method.1.3 Overview and Scope < A href="http://ljb.advertserve.com/servlet/click/zone?zid=29&pid=2&lookup=true&position=1" target="_top">< IMG src="http://ljb.advertserve.com/servlet/view/banner/image/zone?zid=29&pid=2&position=1" height="240" width="120" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="Click Here!">< /A> | The paper begins with the background and description of the proposed power source, its advantages, and a tabular outline of three example sites. Concerns for each component of the system are briefly considered. The paper ends with a...
Words: 4934 - Pages: 20
...The Centralia Mine No. Disaster The Centralia Coal Mine located in Centralia, Illinois became the site of one of the worst disasters in history. March 25, 1947 at a proximally 3:26 p.m. there was an explosion that became noticeable to the assistant mining superintendent when the fan circuit to the mine blew in the power plant in which he was located. Following protocol he alerted the district inspector and the main office called the state, who Intel communicated with other rescue agencies for help. Being one of the of the mines that provided coal for the war it would seem to appear that there could have been political involvement as to the ignoring of the safety warnings given by Mr. Scanlan. Though Mr. Scanlan was appointed by then Governor Green, and hired by Robert Medill the director of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals. Scanlan growing up working the mines came highly recommended. Being appointed to the territory that covers Centralia 5, upon first inspection Mr. Scanlan recommended that the mine be closed, as to repair violation and make the mines a bit more safe. Mr. Scanlan sent these reports to the head office of Mines and Bell and Zoller Coal Mine Company. This continued for five years of having his reports ignored. Was the excuse that before Scanlan was hired the mine had a passing record? But if one examined the length of time that this mine had been work the buildup on the roads should have been an acknowlgement of the conditions. After his first...
Words: 1462 - Pages: 6
