Mine Rescue Association, 2012) The reason the mine was highly explosive was because of the coal dust buildup. Two year before the presence of the explosion, Frank Perez, who was a mine inspector from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, conducted a federal inspection of Centralia Mine. That same year, Scanlan told Prudent, who was the director of state mining board that he had to shut down the mine because the mine hand had not been cleaned. He also suggested that the company use sprinkler on the roads to help keep the coal dust down. The miners conducted a rotation where they worked four days and cleaned for three days.
AP Literature Pd. 4 Sydney Carton and Mr. Stryver share an odd relationship; they are partners, but secretly can’t stand each other, they are the same people, but in a completely different way. Carton and Stryver have been together since they were in school as young boys. They both are drunks but are two different types of drunks. Mr. Stryver after consuming a few drinks becomes worthless; as he seems to be most of the time.
Nicotine wasn't the only thing Ponyboy was addicted to. He loved Pepsi. When he was int eh church with Johnny he said that he could barely live without Pepsi. Ponyboy was athletic. But he was the only Curtis brother that did
In this novel, the main character Katniss, who possesses the ability to hunt with great ease and expertise, is called to saving her sister Prims life when she is announced as a tribute. When the representatives from the capitol of her world come to her district for the annual reaping, or when two people are chosen from each district to participate as ‘tributes’ in the Hunger Games, Katnis realizes that her life will never be the same, and for her Prims life is much more important then her own. Katnip as her beloved friend would call her does something completely unheard of and volunteers herself to go to the games in place of her sister. “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.” She is chosen to go alongside the son of District Twelve’s bakers, Peeta Mellark.
Accomplishing your goal can also make someone successful, but it all depends on what type of goals are being shot for. Successful men and women are not always the wealthiest, and most powerful, but live happy and self sufficient lives. In Cannery Row , the main character are successful in their own way which makes them different and unique from each other. Doc is one of the most important character in Cannery Row; he is a good resercher that has no money but has knowledge and knows thing that many people don't. Doc could be the most successful character because he is caring, and has a really good reputation, generous, which leads to the fact that he earns respect from others.
He is also a very successful owner of a club. This status gives him a type of swagger that many men want but cant achieves. This is how many Americans view America. Mr. Cool of the countries, the head honcho, and this reflects upon an American man in a furan
Gilbert must constantly watch Arnie so as to make sure he does not get into any trouble, or cause trouble for anyone else. Arnie’s mother, Bonnie is morbidly obese and has continued to eat her pain away ever since her husband, committed suicide. Gilbert also has two sisters, Amy and Ellen. Amy helps her mother and Arnie as much as she can and is selflessly assisting them in any way she can. Ellen is a fifteen-year-old girl, generally too swept up in her adolescent social life to do next to anything to help out.
Oakhurst is a positive and good character from the beginning of the story, unlike Billy who is all around scumbag till the end, and is Oakhurst’s most nearly opposite character in “Poker Flat”. Oakhurst is the main character in Poker Flat. He is a professional gambler all the way through. He is really good at what he does. He wins a lot of money from townspeople and therefore being forced out of town because he is considered to be improper for it.
In The Hunger Games, the author uses appropriate setting, supplemental word choice, and an inexorable tone. The setting in the first chapter of The Hunger Games emphasizes and introduces the conflict that will be the main plot of the entire book. “Our part of District 12, nicknamed the Seam, is usually crawling with coal miners heading out to the morning shift at this hour…. Men and women with hunched shoulders, swollen knuckles, many who have long since stopped trying to scrub the coal dust out of their broken nails, the lines of their sunken faces. But today the black cinder streets are empty (Suzanne Collins 4).” District 12 is the poorest and farthest district in the country of Panem.
The Capitol wants to have the feeling that they are in control, but Katniss keeps doing things harmlessly (most), and throwing off the Capitol. First off, you aren’t allowed to travel beyond the fences, but Katniss goes in the woods mostly every day, to hunt, and support her family. Her mother isn’t able to support her sister and her, because all the time she looks depressed, because of the passing of her husband. Another act of rebellion would be how Katniss wore the mockingjay pin, signifying a respect for Rue’s death. The Capitol sees this as very deadly, because usually, no tribute has respect for another when they are deceased.