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In the passages The Count of Monte Cristo and Blessings, two different themes are developed. They each are developed in two different ways, both fairly clear, though. By these themes being developed, it creates a better sense of what's going on in the passages. What the theme is and how the theme is developed play big parts in the story. In The Count of Monte Cristo, the theme is that freedom is something you work for, something you earn yourself. This is shown by Edmond and the prisoner…

Australian Rail Track Corporation LTD 2005 define a railway ballast as; free draining coarse aggregate or metallurgical slag used to support railway tracks. It is recommended that ballast should be “hard durable and as far as possible angular along edges/corners, free from weathered portions of parent rock, organic impurities and inorganic residues” (Reference) Rocks which contain minerals which are deemed harmful to the longevity and behaviour of the ballasts may be rejected following…

Sociologists have researched how culture serves as an influence on the characteristics of an individual by analyzing the surroundings of the person, such as material and nonmaterial factors. Conclusively, culture defines what the individual will become, including his or her values, norms, attitudes, and behaviors. Gwynne Dyer’s 1985 book: War: Past, Present, and Future, provides an outlook on the process of resocialization through the experiences of military recruits via basic training.…

Academic Analysis: “Natural Gas Fracking Addresses All of Our Major Problems” In his essay, “Natural Gas Fracking Addresses All of our Major Problems,” Richard Pierce argues that drilling for natural gas by using horizontal drilling and fracturing of shale formations will solve many of our nation’s issues. He cites that our abundant supply of natural gas has the ability to improve our economy, the environment, and geopolitical conditions as well provide a constant, dependable, global energy…

what Hydraulic fracking is, what has been the recent controversy around it, and finally what effects the injection of wastewater has on the ground water and seismic geology of the region. Generally speaking, hydraulic fracking is the process of drilling a hole and pumping water mixed with various chemicals and sand to fracture the rock, releasing the oil and natural gas for it to be brought back up to the surface. After they drill the initial hole for the well, they inject a series of cocktails…

Oak Island Treasure Exists A small island located in Nova Scotia, off the coast of Canada possesses one of the last known mysteries in the world. The Oak Island treasure hunt now has more evidence than ever and people are willing to do anything and everything to find the treasure hidden in the money pit. Many theories offer whose treasure is on Oak Island or how it got there but first people must believe it is there. Looking at the history and the searches conducted on Oak Island, it can be…

hand. There are multiple types of gold mining: hard rock mining, hydraulic mining, and placer mining. Hard rock mining is mining hundred of feet underground in tunnels inside of mountains. Hard rock miners use tunnel boring machines, crusher, and drilling rig. Tunnel boring machine is a machine that consists of a bunch of little metal teeth that eat away at the rock. Crusher is a machine that crushes rocks into small pieces…

plastic bags to chemicals causing a great pool of toxic and harmful contamination. Contamination is pollution, and the pollution being discharged into the ponds, lakes, and rivers is of shock. Contamination is being observed through wells, companies drilling with the controversy over fracking, or old rusty pipelines bursting for they’re improperly obtained to. And this is significant, for the availability of water is decreasing,…

I am interested in the Summer Associate - Distressed Investments position at Davidson Kempner Capital Management LLC. Over my career, I have developed strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills that will be a solid basis for a successful career in financial services industry. At PwC, I was mainly involved in audit of financial institutions which involved extensive review of loan portfolio and financial instruments. In particular, review of distressed loans was main focus of each…

The current state of education leaves little room for educators and leadership to believe that what works in rural education is the same prescription to save the students in urban districts. There are a whole set of challenges that are specific to the urban education community. The obstacles include but are not restricted to limited resources, inexperienced educators and administration, and high turnovers. Academically, specifically in the area of mathematics, students in urban districts…