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Life Expectancy Big Three
1,135 wordsBolivia has a long history as a mining country. During the Colonial period, the Cerro Rico de Potosi mine enriched the Spanish Empire with the enormous quantities of silver it produced for over four hundred years. And throughout the years of tin was often found along side the silver being mined. At the tail end of Colonial silver mining, large quantity of tin was discarded as waste. In 1865 the price of silver began declining in response to several factors; rich deposits were found in California...
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Gold Rush James Marshall
1,012 wordsImagine yourself building a sawmill and all of a sudden you see something shiny in the ground. You pick up the shiny pieces and determine that you just found gold. You go tell your foreman what just occurred. Soon, the news spreads that gold was found. Millions from all around pour into a place they had never seen before. These young white men were in a pursuit for happiness not realizing the hardships they would encounter on the way to California. In January of 1848, James Marshall had a work c...
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Amazon Rainforest Indigenous People
1,621 wordsThe battle for the Amazon rainforest is a daunting task. Its a long going battle between miners, loggers, and developers against the indigenous people who call it home. Its a battle like any battle in a war; it affects lives, families, the economy, politics, and the environment amongst other things. The main topic of this debate is the effects of the Amazon deforestation on the people who live in it, this will be the focus of this research paper. In this paper, I will discuss the history, causes...
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The General Strike Of 1926
1,224 wordster> Why did the General Strike of 1926 fail and what were the effects the strike had upon industrial relations in Britain? The General Strike of 1926 lasted only nine days and directly involved around 1. 8 million workers. It was the short but ultimate outbreak of a much longer conflict in the mining industry, which lasted from the privatisation of the mines after the First World War until their renewed nationalisation after the Second. The roots of the General Strike in Brita...
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Pretty Good Three Years
1,236 wordsWhy did dad send me here? He knew that Asuro was a corrupt company with a tendency for false advertising. Relaxing, exotic military colony my-ass. Its more like planet of the damned. Theres not too much I can do about it now, though. Here I am on Pluto. I think its 2155, but after working in the mines for years Ive pretty much stopped keeping track. All the miners work for at least 14 hours day, sweating in our enviro-suits and tediously working in the drillers, constantly searching for an iota ...
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One Hundred Dollars Dollars A Month
1,357 words... els, pans, and buckets. After arriving at the claim the miners began the routine of digging, shoveling, carrying, and washing until sunset. This routine was carried out at least six days a week and often seven. Often men would be removing the sand knee deep in ice-cold water for hours on end. One miner summarized the labors of mining in these terms: "Mining is the hardest work imaginable and an occupation which very much endangers health. A weakly man might about as well go to digging his gr...
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California Gold Rush El Dorado
2,181 wordsOn December 7, 1848, an ornate tea caddy arrived in Washington after an arduous three-month journey. It was filled, not with tea, but with gold discovered at John Sutter's sawmill in California. The samples were exhibited. Newsmen flocked to cover the story. President Polk himself publicly confirmed the discovery of "extensive and valuable" mines which before were only rumored, recommending that Congress establish a territorial government and a Federal mint in the mysterious westward realm that ...
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Rain Forest Forest Destruction
2,578 words" This land is where we know where to find all that it provides for us food from hunting and fishing, and farms, building and tool materials, medicines. This land keeps us together within its mountains; we come to understand that we are not just a few people or separate villages, but one people belonging to a homeland" (Colin's 32). The " homeland" is the Upper Mazaruni District of Guyana, a region in the Amazon rain forest where the Akawaio Indians make their home (32). The ...
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John L Four Years
821 wordsAllan Been February 24, 2000 A working mans man John L. Lewis John L. Lewis started life in Lucas County, Iowa February 12, 1880 the son of Thomas Lewis, a coal miner and policeman. John was welsh born. In the 1880 s and the 1890 s their family lived in a company owned shanty with an outdoor privy. Whet John was in his teens they moved to Des Moines. That is where John attended high school, completing almost all of his four years of schooling. Family ties were strong, even though he did not appr...
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Trade Union Movement First World War
2,437 wordsThe General Strike of 1926 Essay written by Michael Funk Why did the General Strike of 1926 fail and what were the effects the strike had upon industrial relations in Britain? The General Strike of 1926 lasted only nine days and directly involved around 1. 8 million workers. It was the short but ultimate outbreak of a much longer conflict in the mining industry, which lasted from the privatisation of the mines after the First World War until their renewed nationalisation after the Second. The ro...
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California Gold Rush San Francisco Bay
2,773 wordsCalifornia Gold Rush By: Don Gibson The California Gold Rush Shortly after the acquisition of California from Mexico a man by the name of John Sutter arrived in East San Francisco Bay in 1839. Born in Germany he had to leave because he was unable to pay his creditors. With plenty of charm and letters from friends he convinced the Mexican governor of California to award him a land grant of more than 50, 000 acres. John Sutter built a stockade and a fort and soon after became referred to as Captai...
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California Gold Rush 19 Th Century
1,099 wordsThe California Gold Rush was one of the most important events in the 19 th century. Without it America would not be as populated and economically strong as it is today. The California Gold Rush brought many foreigners into the United States and triggered migration to the Western Coast. The California Gold Rush taught people that failure was okay and made people take risks. The California Gold Rush was the Las Vegas of the 19 th century. The California Gold Rush blew the United States economy sky...
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