and most often dangerous. From the coal mines of West Virginia‚ to the zinc mines of Tennessee‚ comes an amazing account of one man’s experiences during his many years underground. Ralph Strahin is the son of a coal miner. Ralph was born and raised in Kingwood‚ Virginia. At the young age of twenty‚ he began laboring in the coal mines. He labored for eight years in the coal industry and was pleased to accept a foreman position in Tennessee–no longer mining for coal‚ but Zinc instead. He was twenty-eight
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in America (American Coal Foundation. 2011). Half of all people who were born there now live outside the state and coal mining is the principal reason. The photograph I have chosen was taken in July 2010 near Blair Mountain‚ an area of historical importance. This is because on August 25th to September 2nd 1921‚ the largest class war in American history occurred‚ called “The battle of Blair Mountain” (Roselle‚ M. 2011). Following decades of oppression and exploitation by coal companies‚ 10‚000 to
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and remained free of fatal accidents for decades (Walker‚ 2006). By the 1940’s mine inspectors began reporting excessive coal dust in the mines and also provided recommendations. In March 25‚ 1947‚ the Centralia No. 5 coal mine exploded near the town of Centralia‚ Illinois‚ killing 111 people. The explosion was caused when an under burdened explosive detonation ignited coal dust. The explosion of this mine should not have been a surprise to anyone. Driscoll Scanlan‚ who was a state mine inspector
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fighting for a great deal in his pursuit of rocketry‚ he was even fighting for his life. Born in a coal mining town‚ son of a foreman‚ Homer seemed destined to work the mine when he grew up. But in October Sky‚ Homer has to overcome what the mine represents: isolation and death. The life of a coal miner is often isolated from several things that most people would take for granted. Due to the demand of coal‚ towns are set up wherever the mines are opened. In the case of the movie‚ the main setting
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is Sonny and his father’s relationship as it coincides with the coal mines. The book goes more into detail about the character’s emotions‚ dreams‚ and goals‚ than does the movie. For example‚ the book’s in depth perception of Sonny’s dream to work at Cape Canaveral. His dream is realized when he is offered a job as a coal mining engineer. However‚ in the movie‚ Sonny’s dream is crushed when he is basically forced to work in the coal mines. In the book‚ Sonny explores several ways to achieve his
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“The coal mine is your life; it’s not mine!” Describe and explain the conflict between Homer and his Father. How was their difficult relationship mended? Homer and his father had a distant relationship because they were rarely in agreement however due to Elsie and Homer’s commitment their relationship was soon restored. Some of the conflict between Homer and his father was his father’s views of rockets being a “childish thing” and wanted Homer to work in the coal mine just as he did. Homer’s father
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5‚ 2010‚ an explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in Montcoal‚ West Virginia‚ killed 29 workers. Over the next several weeks and days‚ as nationwide attention turned to this tragedy‚ it was discovered that the mine’s operating company‚ Massey Energy‚ was cited for numerous safety and regulatory violations. One month prior to the accident‚ the mine was written up more than 50 times‚ with 12 of those notices relating to an excessive buildup of coal dust and methane‚ conditions that can cause explosions
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Health and the Environment Shilpi Chhotray Mountaintop removal site‚ Virginia.1 1 (2008) Mountaintop Removal Mining: An Overview. Sierra Club. Sept. 2008 . 1 Abstract This paper will examine the detrimental effects of the extraction of coal by the practice of mountaintop removal in American Appalachia. First‚ the process of mountaintop removal will be presented in order to understand the extent of the devastation
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Zirconium is a chemical element with the symbol Zr‚ atomic number 40 and atomic mass of 91.224. The name of zirconium is taken from the mineral zircon‚ the most important source of zirconium. It is a lustrous‚ grey-white‚ strong transition metal that resembles titanium. Zirconium is mainly used as a refractory and opacifier‚ although minor amounts are used as alloying agent for its strong resistance to corrosion. Zirconium forms a variety of inorganic and organometallic compounds such as zirconium
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What Is coal Coal is a Nonrenewable resource which means once it’s all gone it’s gone forever. Coal is also really bad for the environment‚ It pollutes the air from the harmful smoke it creates when it comes out of a car exhaust‚ and out of a power plant then goes up into the air. When in the air it creates a ton of stuff like global warming acid rain‚ and ton of other stuff that is bad for the environment. The cost of pollution. We use way too much of the coal‚ to use it on our cars‚ our furnace
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