Aiken County, South Carolina

The Graniteville train crash is one of the most deadly train crashes to occur since the 1970’s. On the evening of January 5th, 2005 a 12-car Norfolk Southern freight train P22 pulled into Avondale Mills textile plant. While doing this, the crew onboard hurriedly had to open a switch to allow their train to get onto a siding before the end of the hour, which they were required to stop working by law. However, the crew of train P22 as it was later found, did not return the switch to its original position. The next day, January 6th, at approximately 2:39 am Norfolk Southern Freight Train 192 collided with Norfolk Southern Train P22 at a speed of about 49 miles per hour (Baum). By the time the crew of train 192 realized what had happened, the collision had become inevitable. The subsequent crash released close to 60 tons of toxic chlorine gas into the area, along with a couple of other less toxic chemicals, which in turn caused the death of nine people, and displaced about 5,400 residents in the immediate area (Dunning and Oswalt). An ethical analysis of this train crash will show that the crew, particularly the conductor and the brakeman, of Norfolk Southern Train P22 was at fault. The crew of Norfolk Southern Train P22 was under an immense time constraint. A report released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) detailed that the crew was running behind when they arrived at Avondale Mills textile plant at approximately 6:10 pm on January 5th. The crew had to drop…

The Dunes Club in Myrtle Beach, SC One of the most admired and respected clubs in the southeastern United States, The Dunes Golf & Beach Club, was started by a group of Myrtle Beach dreamers. The first meeting was held on October 29th, 1947, and less than a year later the motivated assembly of peers managed to get a charter from the Secretary of the State of South Carolina. It is still one of the most well-loved places in Myrtle Beach, SC. Robert Trent Jones, one of the world’s greatest…

Hoke County High School has grades nine through twelve with course offerings ranging from mechanics to Advanced Placement Psychology, 27 clubs, and 21 sports. Hoke County High School’s population is over eighteen hundred students and it employs 120 teachers. There is one principal, one associate assistant principal, four assistant principals, and twenty-two office staff members at Hoke County High School. Hoke County High is located in Hoke County in the rural town of Raeford, North…

Alabama or Florida What place would you rather be laying on the beach in the sun getting a nice tan, Alabama or Florida? I mean they are both great and are both enjoyable, but what if you had to choose one! They both have great locations and they both have oceans or pools to swim in. I mean they both are terrific places to go and you should be lucky to go to either! It is your choice, so what’s it going to be Florida or Alabama. There are some major things to consider, they have different…

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS ) COUNTY OF GREENVILLE ) FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ) Carl Ameche, ) ) C.A. NO.: 2016-CP-23-999999 Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) COMPLAINT Margie Congden, Leroy Congden, ) (JURY TRIAL DEMANDED) and Maple Meadows Campground, ) )…

Stories of the ex-slaves are full of “unexpected details, unspoken feelings, and hidden meanings”. Nevertheless, what they were principally about the brutalities all of them experienced being under slavery. These are the stories of people who lived their lives with the perception of being unworthy and obeying white supremacy as a law. The 2,300 ex-slaves who were interviewed in the “frames” of the WPA project have a lot in common with their stories. (al.) They mainly speak about religion, gender…

because they are not able to make life choices for themselves. Children and Teens should be given choices by their parents, so they are able to understand that they are able to make decisions on their own. This growing problem is what inspired me to interview, Justin Williams, A 21 year old independent young adult, who was once a very dependent child and young man. He fought for his individuality, in a community full of children just like him, children under a great deal of parental pressure,…