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Newmont: No Gold Standard, 2005.
Examines the environmental case of Newmont, a company working in Indonesia.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, £ 24.95
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This paper describes the current troubles of Newmont, a gold mining company accused of polluting an area of Indonesia with excess levels mercury and arsenic. While it staunchly defends itself against these charges, it has also admitted to some degree of contaminant emissions. Though Newmont is attempting to placate the local population, it has largely alienated the population through a series of suits. Six Newmont executives are facing criminal prosecution over these accusations. This paper addresses a series of three questions concerning this case.
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"Because Indonesia has a long history of being targeted for development or resource removal by Multi-National Enterprises (MNEs), it has an established body of non-governmental organizations and environmental groups, both home-grown and imported, that regularly monitor the actions of MNEs. Newmont should have been more proactive about addressing environmental concerns prior to any outside involvement in the current contamination scandal. Though Newmont claims it is not responsible for the pollutants, and this may be so, most MNEs know intuitively that they are largely considered guilty by default unless clear cut evidence can be found relieving them of responsibility. However, Indonesia is a problematic region to begin with and presents some uniquely Indonesian issues to Newmont."
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The Gold Rush, 2004.
This paper looks at similarities between the California Gold Rush and the Gold Rush in South Africa.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, £ 32.95
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In this essay, the writer discusses the similarities between the California Gold Rush and the Gold Rush in South Africa. The paper focuses on the racial tensions that arose because of these Gold Rush periods in both countries.
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"The California gold rush began with the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on the American River in northern California. When word reached San Francisco, thousands from that city and other parts of California flocked to the region. Much of the early gold rush involved surface diggings and shallow streams and operated at a low technological level. The gold was gathered in a pan full of sand and grave land washed out with water leaving the heavier gold in the ... "
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The Gold Rush Writers, 1998.
A brief historical review of the California gold rush and the writers that came to record, illustrating the lives, times and seasons that brought hordes of people out West in search of gold.
2,695 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 55.95
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This paper looks at the styles of the many Gold Rush writers that came out west in search of writing the great American story. The writers shows that while often that didn't happen, these writers each had their own descriptive analysis of the way the gold rush affected the society.
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?I was out prospecting on the Stanislaus, tramping all day long with pick and pan and horn, and washing a hatful of dirt here and there, always expecting to make a rich strike, and never doing it. It was a lovely reason, woodsy, balmy, delicious, and had once been populous, long years before, but now the people had vanished and the charming paradise was a solitude? (Twain 14). This quote from ?The Californian?s Tale? shows the affect of the gold rush upon the California landscape. Once the land was charming and full of people, but now it is barren. While most people think of the gold rush era of American history as a time where miners grabbed their shovels and headed west to dig in the clean air and peaceful surroundings of the California mountains, the gold rush was anything but peaceful. Mining was difficult and miners had little affinity for the land; they only cared about excavating the land for the gold. These miners brought a carefree attitude to the west, not weighing the effects of their actions upon the California landscape. However, the miners were not alone in their actions. The ?gold rush writers?, the most popular of whom was Mark Twain, also brought a something-for-nothing attitude to California. He was surprisingly unconcerned about the impact of so many people on so fragile a land. The most salient of which concerned romanticizing the gold rush, exploiting the resources of the California landscape, and the destruction of the land."
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The California Gold Rush, 2002.
Examines the people and society of California during the time of its famous Gold Rush period.
1,275 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 10 sources, £ 33.95
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This paper examines the time surrounding the California gold rush. The gold rush made rich and powerful men out of those that were before merely ignorant and greedy. The gold rush fed the dreams of the masses and ushered in a new era of development in the west. Fortunes are being made today overnight but perhaps they will never be so accessible as they were at the time to of the gold rush when a man with no other idea than hope could make his fortune with a shovel and leather pouch.
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The Gold Rush- A Travel Through History, 2002.
This essay is a discussion of the discovery of gold in the United States.
1,005 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 15 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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This essay is about the Gold Rush in the United States. The author looks at the various routes miners took to arrive at the heart of the Gold Rush- California. Included is a discussion of the various diseases that spread and the approximate death toll. This paper describes the hardships of the people that experienced the gold rush and shows the negative and unexpected side of those experiencing the gold rush.
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"In January 1848, a man by the name of James Marshall found gold on the American river in Coloma. It all started when John Sutter had a work crew planted on the American River at Coloma near Sacramento. John Sutter had appointed them (under the lead of James Marshall) to build a sawmill. On the cold and brisk morning of January 24, James Marshall found one of the most important discoveries known to man…Gold! At first he found just a few small pieces, which he thoroughly tested to guarantee their validity. This was a revolutionary discovery as over 300,000 people from around the world almost instantaneously migrated to California. The ulterior motive was to gain instant wealth with ease. This motive inspired the minds of many foreigners, literally reeling them into west California through numerous routes."
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Women and the Gold Rush, 2008.
This paper looks at the role of women during the California Gold Rush.
2,047 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 44.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that all of the events of westward expansion and manifest destiny are very important, but the most significant event which caused westward expansion in the late 1840s was the California Gold Rush. The writer focuses on the women that were involved in the gold rush and what their actual roles were. The writer notes that this is very important because most people do not realize how women like Louise Amelia Clappe and others like her affected the gold rush and what took place at that time in history. The writer concludes that the extreme greed that over took many people, the violence and tragedy that broke out over the desire for wealth, and the destruction of the native people of California made the California gold rush one of the most tumultuous times in history.
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"The most famous tales of the California Gold Rush say that in January of 1848, James Marshall, who was an employee of John Sutter, was building a sawmill. This incomplete mill was what would later become known as Sutter's Mill, and it is where the first piece of gold that consequently started the California Gold Rush was found. Sutter received the property from the Mexican government, as he talked them into granting him 48,000 acres in the Sacramento Valley. Unfortunately, the land that the Mexican government granted to Sutter was already owned by Indians who had been in that area a great deal longer than any Mexican or American settlers. The ranch that Sutter lived on was run and staffed almost entirely by Indians. There is some discrepancy about whether or not Sutter treated his Indian workers well, or whether they were used more as slaves."
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Lawrence and Golding, 2005.
An analysis of the function and significance of landscape in literary works by D.H. Lawrence and William Golding.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 44.95
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This paper explores the literary use of landscape in D.H. Lawrence's "Sons and Lovers" and in William Golding's "Pincher Martin". The paper claims that both Lawrence and Golding manipulate landscape for a specific purpose in their works. The paper explores both of these novels, commenting upon the stylistic uses of landscape, a literary device that may be employed towards the fulfillment of a particular artistic theme. Both D.H. Lawrence and William Golding make use of landscape in this fashion. Citing many specific examples from the novels, and drawing upon a wealth of bibliographic resources, the paper is relevant to any discussion of Lawrence, Golding or twentieth century literature.
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"D.H. Lawrence's 1913 novel, Sons and Lovers, is set in the British Midlands at the turn of the twentieth century (Lawrence 9). This is a region in central England that was, at the time the novel is set, becoming highly industrialized. Factories, coal pits, and squalid row houses were plentiful. "We are in the northern Midlands at the turn of the century, seeing the daily life of the mining community through the eyes of one of its children, and seen with such intensity and clarity, especially in the first of three parts, that the reader feels in direct contact with life (Black 151). Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest is close by the busy industrial city of Nottingham, where Paul Morel obtains employment, and the river Trent, a significant piece of landscape in Lawrence's novel, swirls its way from the city through the wide-open country hills and vales. Sons and Lovers continually contrasts the sensuous, natural environment with that of the cold, drab monuments of industrial town and city life, providing the reader a vivid sense of the times."
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Gold Discovery at Sutter?s Mill, 2002.
An analysis of the effects of the gold discovery at Sutter?s mill on Californian society.
2,662 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 55.95
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This paper discusses the discovery of gold at Sutter's mill in 1848 and outlines the many changes it brought to the west. The paper details how the discovery of gold brought a socially libertarian society to California. The paper describes what the West was like before the gold rush, and examines the various changes which occurred thereafter. The writer provides opinions and views of various authors and historians on this topic.
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"Though the two attempted to keep the discovery of the gold a secret, the word eventually spread ? from east, to west, to all over the globe. California?s society would never be the same again. Prior to the discovery of gold at Sutter?s mill, in January of 1848, most Americans considered the west a faraway land. It was populated by few, and almost no one wanted to change that. Frontiersman, trappers, and religious refugees populated it. For the most part, only the extroverted, adventurous types went west."
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The California Gold Rush and the Environment, 2008.
This paper explores the environmental impact of the California Gold Rush.
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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The paper reveals that the Gold Rush was a dark moment in the environmental history of the American West. The paper describes how the Gold Rush resulted in significant ecosystem destruction through deforestation, sedimentation, hydraulic mining and mercury pollution. The paper looks closely at the historical facts of the Gold Rush that indicate how the environment was severely damaged by the mining operations.
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"The history of the California Gold Rush is well-documented. What is less clear is the historical study of the lasting environmental impacts that the Gold Rush had on the California region. To be sure, the environmental impact of the Gold Rush would have been severe, if only taken in the context of the incredible demographic changes that took place in the early to mid nineteenth century. With that many people uprooting from eastern locales and making the trek west to make their fortune at the edge of the American frontier, the environment would have been hard-pressed to absorb the shock of that much more stress on the local ecosystems. However, even a cursory examination of contemporary historical work on the subject reveals that the environmental destruction was even more significant than that. The California Gold Rush, it would seem, resulted in a powerfully terrible environmental legacy for the state."
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?Nothing Gold Can Stay?, 2002.
An analysis of Robert Frost's poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay", with a focus on the technique called deconstructionism.
629 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 15.95
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The paper examines the poem, ?Nothing Gold Can Stay? by Robert Frost?s in which he discusses nature?s color of gold. The paper shows how Frost uses the literary technique of deconstructionism whereby a poem is taken and applied to real life. The paper examines Frost's twofold meaning on the changes of nature - a deteriorating love affair or the waning beauty of a woman. Both meanings are used to discuss the meaning of ?Nothing Gold Can Stay?.
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"A baby begins to grow and change. Parents may find that the gold of their baby is changing in to a person they don?t quite like. The gold begins to turn. Before the parents realize it, the baby is now a teenager. Sometimes this teenager gives the parents grief. ?So Eden sank to grief? (Frost 1). The teenage years are difficult and Eden may not appear to be everything they thought raising a child would be. For instance, if the girl gets pregnant, this changes their Eden into grief and unhappiness with the decision she has made. ?Nothing gold can stay? can be seen with this example. However, most parents accept the grief from their gold and continue to love her regardless of the mistakes."
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William Golding's "The Lord of the Flies", 2007.
This paper analyzes the themes of good and evil in William Golding's "The Lord of the Flies".
1,585 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 35.95
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This paper explains that William Golding's "The Lord of the Flies", which recounts the survival instincts of a group of school boys deserted on an uninhabited tropical island, depicts what could happen if man lived without laws, moral codes, ethics, and established religion. The author points out that Golding believed that, because morals come directly from one's environment, without the presence of civilization in this environment, man is doomed to lose any moral values. The paper discusses Golding's use of allegories, themes, symbols and metaphoric language to convey his morality tale. The paper includes some long quotations.
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The Sinful Nature of Man
The Descent into Savagery
A Telling Tale
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"The island itself is represented by a microcosm that portrays the world; while the "scar" is the mark of man's sin, depicting the capacity of man's 'destructive forces'. Ralph and the conch, both symbolized democracy and justice; Jack represented savagery and anarchy. Roger, the second-in-command of the hunters, depicted pure evil and Satanist tendencies; Piggy's glasses portrayed power. In the character of Simon, we see an image of the Christ; whereas, sinfulness and the dark nature of man is depicted through the Beast. And, the Lord of the Flies is Satan himself."
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The California Gold Rush, 2004.
This paper discusses the history behind the California Gold Rush and the way it changed the face of the West.
2,279 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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This paper explains that the people who came during the California Gold Rush ultimately revolutionized the West by lighting the spark of consumerism and greed, seeking their fortune, and the so-called ?American Dream?. The paper points out that, just as the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 stimulated intrigue about what was in the Ohio Valley, the annexation of Texas and the acquisition of Oregon spurred intrigue and excitement and spawned the mass movement Westward. The paper relates that the confirmation of gold discovery in California in May, 1849, by President Polk, had great influence over the American public and created a mass hysteria to seek gold in California.
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"California, which was once a colony of Spain and then a part of Mexico, remained virtually untouched. When the Spanish occupied this area, they did little to improve the area. The population consisted of few; however, the few that were in the most northern region of Mexico had a distinct class relation hierarchy. Government officials were made up of Spanish aristocracy, who intermarried with natives. The Spanish military also intermarried with the natives, missionaries and convicts. Spain had discouraged foreign immigration into California. Her object was neither to attract settlers nor to develop the country; the object of California was to retain political control and make it a possible asylum for Spanish people. The few settlers that came before 1822 were mainly of substantial character, possessing a real interest in the country and an intention of permanent settlement. Most of them became naturalized, married Spanish women, acquired property and became trusted citizens."
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The Klondike Gold Rush, 2002.
A paper which explains the geographical issues behind the gold rush.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 11 sources, £ 61.95
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This paper details geographical issues in the Klondike gold rush of 1898. It outlines the geology of the region and gold, the Yukon River system, the unique problems posed by the journey to the gold fields, and its impact on politics and economics in the region.
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Gold during the Spanish Conquest, 2004.
A discussion of the difference in attitudes towards gold between the Inca and the Spanish during the time of the conquistadors.
1,353 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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This paper explores the large difference between the European/Spanish opinion on gold and wealth in general and the Incan opinion. The paper begins by explaining that in Spain, gold was something that could be acquired and made, to be spent on other objects and services. The paper then looks at the area of the Andes, where all gold was the sole property of the Sapa Inca who then distributed the wealth in the form of clothes and food according to your seniority. Also unlike in Spain, the Sapa Incaes, distributed food and clothes to the needy and old from his imperial stor.
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"Five hundred years ago two hundred Spanish conquistadors under the command of Hernando Pizarro invaded the Incan empire from the new Spanish frontier-town of Panama. Over the next 100 years the cruel, relentless Spanish and the diseases that they brought from Europe would decimate the entire Indian population of the Andes almost destroying a way of life and a culture that had been nurtured in isolation for hundreds of years. In the process the Inca lost everything - their land, gold, status and right to practise their own religion as they were Christianised and moved to forced labour camps to mine the gold that the Spanish yearned for so much. Even today most of the Indians live in the slums of the Andean cities or in isolated communities up in the mountains. In the days of the Inca, due to strict organization on the part of the Sapa Inca (Emperor), no one would ever have starved or been left homeless. Nowadays many of the native peoples of South America live below the poverty line."
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