This paper is a case study of the environmental disaster at Love Canal in Niagara Falls, which led to new environmental policies and the creation of the Superfund.
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This paper explains that the never completed Love Canal became a dump site for chemical wastes from Hooker Chemical and Plastics Corporation, a local company and subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation. The author relates that, in 1978, twenty five years after the Hooker Chemical Company stopped dumping into the Love Canal, it was suspected that carcinogens were leaching from their containers causing birth defects, miscarriages, breathing problems and burns. The paper states that the Department of Justice, acting as a representative of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), won lawsuits against these companies. The author reports that, in 1980, Congress passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, known as Superfund, which enforced a tax on industries with chemical and petroleum products and made it easier for the Federal Government to respond to hazardous waste exposure.
Table of Contents:
An Introduction to Love Canal
The Love Canal Chemical Incident
The United States vs. Hooker Chemical
Funding for Relief Efforts
Love Canal and the Creation of Superfund
The Road to Recovery and Normalization
Present Day Love Canal
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"Prosecutors requested that the court order an immediate remediation of all four disposal site, the construction of walls to barricade the chemicals that remained, and to install water and air monitoring systems, all to be funded by Hooker Chemical. Complete medical service for each person living in the Love Canal and Hyde Park areas of Niagara Falls was also requested by prosecutors, at the expense of Hooker. This medical program requested was to include all past and present residents and their offspring, and health coverage was proposed for the rest of their lives."
Tags:carcinogens, barricade, endangerment, relocation, cleanup
A look at how and why Ovid views love as essentially tragic.
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The paper discusses the various examples that Ovid uses to signify the tragedy of love. These include instances of someone loving another party even though they know that other party is unfaithful; they also include examples of the paranoia that accompanies loving someone else - and this paranoia can extend not only to your partner but also to those nearest to you that, normally, you would trust without a moment's hesitation.
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"What follows is a paper looking at how and why Ovid views love as essentially tragic. The "how" of this paper will be illustrated by showing the various examples that Ovid uses to signify the tragedy of love. These include instances of someone loving another party even though they know that other party is unfaithful; they also include examples of the paranoia that accompanies loving someone else - and this paranoia can extend not only to your partner but also to those nearest to you that, normally, you would trust without a moment's hesitation. Finally, Ovid notes all the times that people decline to speak truthfully about things out of fear of..."
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A look at the portrayal of love found in tragedy through a review of "Romeo and Juliet" and "Tristan and Iseult".
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This paper is on the topic of romantic love found in "Romeo and Juliet" and "Tristan and Iseult". Love found in tragedy or love that will risk anything often are more based on circumstances than on true love. The romance between Tristan and Iseult, meanwhile, is one of the world's greatest love stories. The main theme is the tale of elopement of the king's nephew with the wife of the king.
Explores the theme of love in Miguel de Cervantes' novel, "Don Quixote".
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Miguel de Cervantes' novel, "Don Quixote", is a mixed genre that entails humor, joy, comedy, brutality, sadness and tragedy; but love is the most common theme throughout the work. The paper shows how we see this theme reflected in the relationship between Dona Clara and Don Luis, who desire love more than life itself. Furthermore, Sancho and Teresa provide us with an example of love that stands the test of time and patience. The paper shows that "Don Quixote" may be many things, but most of all it is a love story.
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"We also see an instance of true love prevailing over all with the situation of Camacho's wedding. In this scene, we see how true love prevails only through trickery. While it is known that Quiteria loves Basilio, she is marrying Camacho for his wealth. It takes Basilio on his deathbed, however fake it may be, to convince Quiteria to marry the man she really loves. As he confesses his love for her, she tells him, ""whether thou livest many years, or they carry thee from my arms to the grave" (II.XXII). Here we see what lengths a man will go to get the woman he loves."
Tags:Quiteria, Basilio, trickery, chivalry
An in-depth analysis of this English Renaissance tragedy, the various factors involved which lead to the tragic ending and the struggle between good and evil.
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2001
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In this paper the author examines the theme of tragedy that runs through this play. In so doing he looks at the primary relationships in the play - the relationship between the Cardinal, the Duchess and Ferdinand and the relationship between the Duchess and Antonio which he suggests is central to the play. He also suggests that the character of Bosola is an additional factor in the events that lead to the tragic end. The author examines each of these factors in turn, looking at the characters involved, their characteristics and the meaning of each factor and concludes by showing, not only how all these events led to the tragic ending, but also what meaning this has for the reader.
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"The central tragedy of the play is that of the Duchess. She is represented as a fine woman in terrible circumstances. Her tragic flaw is her need to follow her heart. She defies the reality of the situation and makes the decision to marry Antonio and ultimately suffers for this choice. The tragedy of the situation is that she does nothing wrong. Her relationship with Antonio is pure. Even with the tragedy that results, she accepts this as a consequence of loving Antonio and accepts her fate."
Tags:play, illicit, love, revenge, murder, tragedy, demise, heroine, duchess, family, values, ferdinand, antonio, bosola, evil, good, society, struggle
A descriptive account of the involvement of America in securing the rights to complete the Panama Canal.
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The paper speaks about the engineering marvel of the Panama Canal which was the culmination of one of modern history's great negotiating processes. The paper describes how America deliberated with the French and the Columbians to secure the rights to complete the project.
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Executive Summary
Introduction to the Problem
Identify and Define the Problem
Types of Interest
Alternative Solutions
Common Goals and Objectives
Commitment to Work Together
Building Trust
Conclusion
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"The Americans also had to build trust with the workers who would ultimately dig the canal. Many workers for the French dig had died from the poor conditions, and the Americans needed to avoid a repeat in order to keep work moving. Unfortunately, the project got off to a poor start in 1904, when project leader John Findlay Wallace duplicated many of the French mistakes ("TR's legacy," No date). Conditions were unsanitary, the food supply was terrible, and disease began to spread again, prompting many workers to leave the project. When Wallace was replaced by John Stevens, Stevens' first priorities were to build better facilities for workers, improve sanitation efforts on the project, and to make sure the workers were well fed. These steps built trust with the disenfranchised workers, and historians widely believe that the canal would not have been completed without Stevens' intervention."
Tags:Panama, Canal, engineering, workers
An analysis of Eisenhower's response to the Suez canal Crisis.
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2005
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This paper examines the Suez Canal crisis and President Eisenhower's anger at Great Britain and France. The paper discusses Eisenhower's anger from the point of view of historians and analyzes it in relation to the historical context at the time. The paper mentions the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union and how his reaction was influenced by the realities of geopolitics of the time.
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"The Suez Canal Crisis: An Analysis of Eisenhower's Response In order to understand the Suez Canal crisis and President Eisenhower's anger at Great Britain and France, it is necessary to examine the historical context of this event. Historians are in general agreement that Eisenhower's reaction to the Suez Canal crisis was influenced by the realities of geopolitics at the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Eisenhower reacted angrily to the Suez Canal crisis primarily because his highest foreign policy priority was the containment of communism, but this strategic goal was undermined by the military actions undertaken by Great Britain and France in the Middle East in 1956. "
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A review of the economic and social conditions of the Panama Canal since America's withdrawl.
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2002
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This paper depicts the economy of Panama presently providing a background of the Panama Canal and the effect of the American pullout on the economic conditions.
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Discusses the origins, outcome and political consequences of the Suez Canal crisis.
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2002
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This paper discusses the Suez Canal, the origin and outcome of crisis, the impact on the status of Nasser in the Arab world and ramifications of crisis regarding relations between Egypt and Israel.
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A study of the novel "Women in Love," by D. H. Lawrence.
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This paper discusses the novel "Women in Love," by D. H. Lawrence, looks at specific relationships between the characters Rupert and Ursula, and Gerald and Gudrun. It examines this story about love, women, tragedy and hopelessness. The author writes that it is a disquieting novel.
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"This novel actually continues the story of the two sisters that Lawrence began in "The Rainbow," published in 1915. Lawrence originally wanted to call the book "The Sisters," and often Ursula refers to the earlier novel's happenings in her thoughts.
Ursula is often portrayed as selfish in this novel, and as a freedom-loving woman, who does not need to be tied down to a man. "
Tags:relationship, rupert, ursula, gerald, gudrun, tragedy, novel, sisters, freedom, amorphous