THE CAUSES OF WORLD WAR ONE Erin Henke-King 1. a) After examining one of the maps of Europe, explain whether Germany or Great Britain had the greater need for a strong navy. Great Britain had the greater need for a strong navy b) Explain why you chose this country. I chose Great Britain because they are an island country, Surrounded by water on all sides, So They would have to have a strong navy to protect all of their borders. c) Based on the state of the arms race in 1914, if you were a German citizen, how would you feel? Explain why.
GBL 395 Essay Question Buffalo Creek Disaster #1 Write a synopsis of “The Buffalo Creek Disaster” book According to “The Buffalo Creek Disaster” is talked about the terrible disaster that happened in The 17 mile Valley in West Virginia. This is a true story about how two companies that called “The Buffalo Mining Company and The Pittston Company”. Those two companies are causing the most devastating coal mining disaster in history. Moreover, The Pittston Company was lack of manage ability for its firm so Buffalo Mining Company was bought it. The Buffalo Creek Flood killed many people in the February of 1972.
Just because the dams are 40% it is clearly illogical for residence to be able to use whatever level of water consumption they please. Dams will deplete inevitably. According to the Queensland Chief Water Commissioner Elizabeth Nosworthy, if residence of the East Coast used jus 10 minutes extra water than they need, 150 million liters of water from just 1 dam will be wasted per week. Forcing level 6 water restrictions to be implemented in just a few weeks. “What the
Over the years, the silt has been collecting in Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, and it is predicted that over the next few hundred years this lake will fill up with silt. This could threaten the entire Colorado River reservoir system. Just in the past 10 years, Lake Mead’s water levels have dropped by more than 100 feet and the basin is only half full. Something needs to be done to stop the trends and even
The recent history of Air Canada is not bright one. In March of 2003 Air lines cut 3,600 jobs. Which at that time the company was in bankruptcy protection and was negotiating to make major reduction in labour cost. The company attempted to reduce its annual operating expenses by 25 percent, or C$2.4 billion. Last year, because the price of oil had raised to $150 a barrel many CUPE members lost monthly flying time.
The growing epidemic of homelessness affected Dallas. According to estimates, 14,000 homeless were on the streets in the year of 1986 with 40 to 60 percent of them having mental problems (November 23, 1986). On a typical day, 4,000 homeless have to compete for only 1,400 shelter beds (November 27, 1986). Thousands of others are on the verge of being homeless by being a rent check away from losing their homes. The government of Dallas became frugal with their spending due to funding.
The extended families worked together for production and to support each other until industrialisation began and referring back to Item B, the nuclear family became popular because it led to greater geographical mobility which means they will lose contact with the extended kin. They chose to work for a wage and the left the extended family so this shows that industrialisation has benefited the nuclear family.
There are 40,000 gallons of chemicals used per fracking. 600 different chemicals are used. The chemicals used are things like uranium, mercury, methanol, and formadenyde which are all harsh harmful chemicals. We have to use 8 million gallons of water for each fracking. A site can only go through fracking 18 times.
The third chapter of the book focuses on coal mining and its dehumanizing effects that take place in Welch, West Virginia. "Disease in the coalfields is rampant... More than half a million acres, or eight hundred square miles, of the Appalachians have been destroyed... Along with an estimated one thousand miles of streams." Rudy Kelly is the main focus of this section; he was diagnosed with black lung cancer and he underwent multiple operations, although the doctors told him he was supposed to have died more than twenty years ago. He says, “I’m breathin’ because the profit margin is higher than the price of a man’s life.
Living Wage Law Poverty has increased because the wealth has been only flowing one direction. Living-wage laws must be passed in order to make salaries fair for the working poor. Although passing these laws could be a solution, there is a lot of controversy surrounding this issue. According to Maude Hurd, living-wage laws benefit workers because they provide higher wages that enable them to supply their primary needs. Additionally, living-wage laws allow workers more time to spend with their families.