Hinkley, California

her lawsuit against the people of Hinkley verses Pacific Gas and Electric also known as PG and E. Between the years of 1952 to 1966 an outbreak of Chromium 6 was polluting the water in Hinkley. However, the people of Hinkley were unaware of what harm could be done by this substance. Many families and individuals who lived close to the company that produced the Chromium 6 had been experiencing illnesses that where caused by the chemical they had been consuming. The people of Hinkley did not know how they were getting sick, they thought it was just happening but, the chromium 6 was causing majority if not all the illnesses such as liver failure, chronic nose bleeds, heart failure, cancer, reproductive failure…

duties and adherence to rules and imperatives. Deontological ethics focus on duties and obligation: things we ought to do regardless of the consequences. From the day when Erin came across those medical records in the real estate files, she never once gave up on that case. After she got permission to do further investigation, she knew something needed to be done when she started to find out what was happening at PG&E. She worked every day for hours on end away from her children talking to…

passion for it. For example, Erin personally connected with the residents of Hinkley and this fueled her decision to take action against PG&E in order to help the residents. In the movie, Erin first met Donna, a Hinkley resident, to inquire about her PG&E medical records. After finding out about Donna’s history of tumors, as well as PG&E’s claim that the chromium they used was at a safe level, Erin decided to dig deeper and find out more. That had nothing to do with what she originally came to…

My history day project is on, Erin Brockovich's encounter with Hinkley, California's water contamination due to the PG&E corporation. Brockovich encountered legal files which led her to explore cases in the same area. Soon enough, she had discovered the severity of the case at hand. Even in the face of adversity, Erin Brockovich never gave up in order to get justice for the small town in California. With this project I will prove how Erin Brockovich's research changed this town and PG&E…

a community. The movie is about a single mother who is struggling to make a living for herself and her children. She was involved in a terrible automobile accident that left her unemployed and searching for financial income. She becomes connected with attorney Mr. Ed Masry who is representing her, but she ends up losing the case. So she winds up becoming an employee at the law firm. As Erin spends time at the office going through papers, filing and routine clerical operations she becomes…

the Pacific Gas and Electric Company is offering to purchase the home of Donna Jensen. Donna Jensen and other people that lives and consumes water near in contaminated area are mysteriously receive payment for their medical expenses from PG &E. That stuff made Erin think that there is something not right, so she started surveying PG&E property. She has had a close contact with the contaminated stuffs in order to get some samples for toxicity level test. She went back and forth from her working…

What’s An American Dream for Immigrants Undocumented immigrants come from different parts of the world not just Mexico. The ones that are mostly judged for coming to America to find and live the American Dream are the Latinos. We are the one’s that are different and have all these stereotypes about us; but not every Latino is a criminal or rapist. They don’t know the struggle that all undocumented faced everyday and fear that they won’t be deported and separated from their families. We all…

Introduction Companies are affected by an external environment as much as they are affected by the competitors. International issues influencing business are legal, political, social, technological and economic. In good understanding of these influences is essential while developing a business plan. The factors in the Australian environment affecting Disney 's global and domestic decisions in marketing include: the impact of trade agreements/practices and global economic interdependence,…

The geography of the United States changes a lot when you are from California. If it’s south, its Texas. If it’s east, it’s New York. If it 's North, I don’t know, Canada maybe? And of course, California dominates the west coast. Whatever breaking news that was happening elsewhere didn’t matter much unless it happened in the golden state. I grew up in this paradisal isolation. This mentality that you were in the center of the universe, and that everything else was simply revolving. That was…

When you hear the word ‘flood’ what do you think of? The majority of us probably think of the scientific definition of the word: a natural disaster that happens when a large amount of water covers an area of land that is normally dry (Merriam-Webster Online). However, in recent years, this scientific definition has been taken out of context to form a tasteless political metaphor. In the United States, immigration has/is frequently referred to as a flood, a stream, a tide, a wave, a tsunami, or a…