Centralia, Illinois

Centralia No. 5 Mine Explosion Centralia No. 5 Mine Explosion On March 25, 1947, a blast in Centralia Coal Mine killed 111 workers. Centralia Coal Mine No. 5 had been operational since 1907 and had never suffered a major disaster. Prior to this event only four shotfirers were killed in 1921 (Fleege). Because of the safety record of the mine, it was considered relatively safe and a disaster seemed remote. The United States had just ended a war and the economy was picking up and production

John Bartlow Martin in his case study exams the Centralia No.5 coal mine disaster on March 25,1947. This explosion occurred near the town of Centralia, Illinois, killing 111 mine workers. The detonation of the mine was caused of heavy deposits coal -dust along the roadway and entrances which over time exploded. Tunnel fires killed most miners, other were trapped and died with accumulating of poison gas. The explosion of Centralia No.5 can be blamed cause of lack of mine safely which this tragedy

How persuasive can one be, how much power can one achieve with words? Successful leaders of different time periods and different categories possess the ability to use words effectively to lead through the power of persuasion. Whether in a Business, political, or religious leadership positions, successful leaders utilize and capitalize on the needs and wants of their followers through persuasive word choice High level persons are persuasive; they have to be. Powerful speakers such as Adolf Hitler

Patrick Kenney A43713662 EC 440 Writing Assignment Illinois and The North American Free Trade Agreement The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was passed in 1993 under President Clinton but purposed under President H.W. Bush. The agreement was first discussed in June of 1991 and included the United States, Canada, and Mexico. NAFTA sought to create a trading bloc, which through free trade and the elimination of tariffs would see economic growth. While all of the countries sought to

The culture of which the city was the fountainhead, and which overspread the southeastern U.S., we call Mississippian. That portion of the city now owned by the state of Illinois to protect it from real estate developers. It was called the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site.The city 's thatched wooden houses had hard-packed clay around them; even the mounds may have been covered with clay rather than prairie grasses.

When describing the current state of the USA, very little positive language would be used. The more standard response would be one including an overall negative, and debt describing language. As seen in Barrack Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address, the president of our nation seemed to completely disregard the actual “state” of the union by simply stating that, “The state of the union is sound”. This short, vague, and contradicting statement seemed to be blow up the anemic progressions our nation

On March 28, 1841, Dorothea Dix was invited to teach a Sunday class at East Cambridge, Massachusetts women 's jail. The invitation was at the right time because Dix have already heard how horrible the conditions and treaments of the mentally ill were in Massachusetts, it was just not justified. After her class she toured the jail and was appalled by what she had discovered. The innocent, guilty, and the mentally ill were combined in the unsanitary, crowded, cells of the East Cambridge jail. In addition

In 1993, the Midwest experienced the worst flood in American history affecting ten states in the Upper Mississippi River basin. The flooding lasted from late spring to fall, killing fifty-two people and damaging a 100,000 homes and businesses. The cause of the flooding was a heavy winter with lots of snow and a spring season full of rain, which saturated the soil. Instead, of a hot summer, the rain kept coming and the Upper Mississippi River Basin received three and a half times its normal rain.

There are many documentaries about America, one particular documentary has been written by Mr. Dinesh D’Souza, and it is called: “America: Imagine the World Without Her.” His inclination in favor of conservative sparks a variety of opinions in America society that shows indignity, empathy, and awareness in the audience. Although I disagree that the Affordable Care Plan as a masterpiece of extortion for the American people. It is clear that Mr. Danish D’Souza bias is against the government in the

The City of O’Fallon, Illinois’ website, http://www.ofallon.org/, gives visitors information on City business, City news, payment options, and contact information. The first thing that sticks out when visiting the website is an aerial view of a section of O’Fallon, Illinois, in the background of the homepage. The very top of the homepage gives visitors the option of six different tabs to explore. The center of the page features a “Citizens Action Center”, also with six different tabs to explore,