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    Lauren Chubb talked about much at risk miners are in their work environment. These miners develop different respiratory diseases such as silicosis (a form of lung disease), coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (Black Lung), lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to name a few. They get these diseases from the coal, crystalline silica, metallic species, and different fibers in the air. They inhale these constantly then become infected. It has gotten so bad that younger miners…

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    During the second industrial revolution (1870-1914), many children were forced to work difficult jobs for long hours. Child labor laws did not exist at that time, so children were not protected from harsh conditions and their affects until 1938. It is important to consider the future of children at this time because many children did not have as many opportunities as they should have, due to the fact that they were trying to support, not only themselves, but their families too. However the work…

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    against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime”-Kailash Satyarthi Child Laborer. The beginning of child labor had a very rough start especially in coal mines. In coal mines The coal was washed and sorted according to the beaker. Child Labor in The Progressive Era was also rough and it was nobody’s happy place, but kids was treated brutal anyway. Child Labor today is nearly not as horrific as during The…

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    Iron Bar Lab

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    This lab activity uses cereals that are fortified with iron, hot water, a drinking glass, and white magnet stirring bar. The students weighed the dry cereal before placing it in the glass. The students place the magnet stirring bar at the bottom of the glass then they place the cereal and hot water in the glass. The students then stir the items for a set time, after which they remove the magnet stirring bar. There should be dark slivers of iron left on the bar. The students then removed the…

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    Landless, Land Entitlement and Collective Violent Resistance to the Mining Induced Displacement and Resettlement (MIDR) in the Developing Country: The Case of Anti-Phulbari Coal Mining Movement in Bangladesh Abstract: My proposed research project will explore the role of landless people in forming collective violent resistance to the Mining Induced Displacement and Resettlement (MIDR) process in the Phulbari Coal Mining project in Bangladesh, and will demonstrate the necessity to identify…

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    Stereotypes In Trampoline

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    Assignment When looking at the novel Trampoline by Robert Gipe and other sources, including our guest speakers, Shannon Elizabeth Bell, Dr. Scott, and some notes that we took in class discussing the local citizens fight for rights against the big coal companies. I see negative stereotypes, such as drug use, the lack of education, and poverty, that are often brought onto the region and Trampoline solidifies these stereotypes throughout the entire book, it adds onto the assumptions people have…

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    for Massey Energy to die. Massey played a big role in West Virginia and had a good reputation until people started thinking that a lot of the disasters that were occur was do to the mining. Next Donald Blankenship is accused of conspiracy in the mines and is found out that he was not following proper protocol. Mining safety should and needs to be practiced and used everyday while down in the mines and as discussed later in this paper it will be shown how Massey Energy disregarded a lot of the…

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    be working in the mine. The mine was very dangerous, but they still reopened in 1991. The mine was in Plymouth, Nova Scotia Canada. The mine exploded May 9 1992. The explosion killed 26 men. The mine was owned by Curragh Inc. The miners were mining for coal. The jobs paid well and there weren't many jobs in the area.…

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    life can be unfortunate. This is much truer for some than it is for others. It is easy to see when looking back in history or to a foreign country how different some lives can be from our own. Malala is a young woman who put herself in peril to speak up for other young women and their right to an education. The breaker boys are young men and children who spent hours working in the coal mines back in the early 1900’s. Malala and the breaker boys are two prime examples of extremely different…

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    Poverty In Kentucky

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    regarding this topic is “How did it happen?" or “Why does it primarily effect one area of Kentucky?” Although there’s not one sole cause to the recent increase in poverty levels, it has been largely effected due to different circumstances. The U.S. coal mining industry, in decline for decades as environmental regulations have steered consumers toward newer, cheaper and cleaner energy technologies. One place that’s…

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