Graham County Essays

  • Case Study: The Fontana Dam

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    Fontana Dam The Fontana Dam is located in Swain and Graham County in North Carolina. It stands 480 feet tall and it 2,662 feet wide. It has 2,813,000 cubic yards of concrete in it. That is approximately 300,000 modern concrete truck loads. The cost of the Fontana Dam was 70 million dollars. The Appalachian Trail runs along the top of the dam. The Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) was the first company to suggest a dam to be built in the Fontana area. They had built previous dams including the

  • Analysis of Shoeless Joe by by W. P. Kinsella

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    so Ray did not get to spend much time with him. Ray had always longed to see his father again and this dream came true when he built the field. Others had unquenchable dreams like Ray. Archibald Graham never got to bat in the majors, and that was what was missing in his life. When Archie Graham came to Ray’s field, he found the thread that tied the meaning of his life together. Eddie Scissons also had an unrealized dream, all his life he had lied about himself being the oldest living Chicago

  • Hannibal: The Book by by Thomas Harris and NBC Series

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    This is partially why I chose to do this show for this essay. I’ve been watching the show since day one, and there is something about it, the atmosphere, the cinematography, the dialogue, but most importantly the chemistry between Hugh Dancy’s Will Graham and Mads Mikkelsen’s Hannibal Lecter. Everything comes together so perfectly it was apparent from the first episode that Hannibal is show that will develop a loyal following of fans who will fight for its survival. What makes Hannibal unique is that

  • Red Dragon by Thomas Harris

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    Red Dragon by Thomas Harris The novel Red Dragon by author Thomas Harris has 454 pages and I have divided them into 4 sections. The first section of this book will be

  • Thomas Graham Essay

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    move is through effusion. The formula for the rate of effusion of gas molecules was developed by a chemist by the name of Thomas Graham in the 19th century. December 21, 1805�September 16, 1869. Thomas Graham was born in December of 1805 in Glasgow, Scotland. His father was a workman who desired that his son enter the Church of Scotland. However, Graham became a student at the University of Glasgow in 1819, where he became interested in the field of chemistry. He left the university

  • This is My Design: An Analysis of Hannibal and Red Dragon

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    the characters in the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Additionally, the film Red Dragon is based off of the same novel. So, why these mystery artifacts? First and foremost, because they share a nearly identical list of characters including – Will Graham, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, and Special Agent Jack Crawford. Both the television show and the movie also have classic crime show characteristics – both begin with attempting to solve a crime. Both of these articles fall into the suspense/mystery genre,

  • Biography on Mrath Graham

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    “Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” With this quote Martha Graham opines that the body says what words cannot. Martha Graham was a significant American dancer, teacher, and choreographer of modern dance in American history. Graham was a person who never thought about being “different” from anyone else, but she certainly was. Graham employed the psychological concepts of Freud and Jung into her dances. Graham also sought to give “visible substance to things felt”, which was a phrase that

  • The Signficance of Violence in Graham Greene's The Destructors

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    The Signficance of Violence in Graham Greene's The Destructors In serious fiction, no act of violence exists for its own sake. Graham Green, in his short story “The Destructors,” reveals certain intangible needs met through one central act of violence. One need we all have as humans is the need to be creative, to express ourselves, to use our imagination. All little boys use their imaginations, which is based on what they see in their environment, whether that be television or their own neighborhood

  • History and Story Telling in Graham Swift's Waterland

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    History and Story Telling in Graham Swift's Waterland Waterland uses history, theory, and fictional biography to address the question of history. The blurring of boundaries between history, story, and theory questions the construction of those boundaries as well as the closure and linear nature of traditional narrative. If Waterland has a beginning, it is far in the geologic past, at a time when the continents began their slow journey to the positions they now occupy; however, the novel itself

  • The Role of Washington County, Ohio in the Success of the Underground Railroad

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    The Role of Washington County, Ohio in the Success of the Underground Railroad Gone, gone, --sold and gone To the rice-swamps dank and lone, From Virginia's hills and waters, -- Woe is me, my stolen daughters!" (Whittier in Hamilton, pg. 105) Families torn apart, humans sold on auction blocks, using humans for animal labor. These tragedies along with the words of the Quaker poet John Whiittier are just the beginning when trying to explain the motivation for abolitionists helping to

  • The Importance of Municipal Government

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    Government Is Important in Citizens’ Daily Lives Imagine a town without government. At first, such a place may seem like a fantastic place to live, there would be no laws, no fines, and no taxes. But look a little closer and you’ll notice mounds of reeking trash heaped along sidewalks and by doors, sewage oozing from pipes and seeping into the soil, and streets and roads in horrible states of disrepair. Buildings would burn to the ground for lack of fire departments, and schools, no longer supported

  • Personal Essay: I Propose To Change The Status Of Craighead County, Ar

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    Personal Essay: I Propose To Change the Status of Craighead County, AR From A Dry To A Wet County I propose to change the current status of Craighead County, Arkansas from a dry county to a wet county. Although there are strong arguments that the benefits of being a dry county are greater than the drawbacks, it is important to reassess those ideas. There are two very important drawbacks to a dry county. One is the loss of businesses and revenues from businesses that sell or serve alcoholic beverages

  • Local Government Essay

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    I. Introduction In South African governance context the local government are the implementing agent of the national and provincial government, the responsibility of local government is to provide community with sustainable services. However in recent years we have seen many service delivery boycotts in South Africa as a failure of providing basic services at local government level. The maladministration of municipality and lack of community development together with participation has resultant the

  • What´s a Local Government

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    include two divisions: municipalities and counties. Counties are usually the largest and broadest geographic area and include many local governments however; a county’s power is very miniscule compared to city government. Generally in North Carolina, local governments do not have the power or authority do anything unless it is explicitly granted or enumerated in the state constitution. Although cities have a large range of delegated authority and counties have the least, the state government would

  • Municipal reform in ontario

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    impact of these changes. For a long period of time, and arguably still to this day, municipalities have viewed themselves as creatures of the province. Further, the province of Ontario has taken a paternal and protective role over the municipalities (Graham and Phillips 179-209). In conclusion, even with financial, functional, structural and legislative reforms, these roles of the municipalities and province will not be changing quickly.

  • Ontario Municipal Board Essay

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    The Ontario Municipal Board was originally formed in 1906 and served as a regulatory tribunal involved in all of the planning decisions made by a municipality. The board is now an appeal board where developers or resident groups go to question the decisions made by local council. The board bases their decisions off of planning policy and law that the members interpret and apply to each individual case. There have been many negative comments made about the Ontario Municipal Board recently, such as

  • Development Cost Municipal Government

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    Finally, the municipal government relies on development costs to generate revenue. The basis for assessing development costs is driving the low density and it plays role in car-centered development. However, this requires investment and more expensive municipal infrastructure. Development costs are an important cost that can affect development locations, time schedules, and other decisions. Development costs may affect land resource consumption and community design, and are increasingly being used

  • Municipal Government Essay

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    The agreement would provide a basis from which the county and the city could sufficiently maintain the trail through cooperative means without duplication of work. When this issue was discussed by the city manager the mayor confirmed that the matter had been reviewed by the city attorney before asking the

  • Local Government In Intergovernmental Relations

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    Role and legislative mandate of local municipality in intergovernmental relations and facilitation of specific project What is Intergovernmental Relations Intergovernmental relations is intended to promote and facilitate co-operative decision-making and make sure that policies and activities across all spheres encourage service delivery and meet the needs of citizens in an effective way. Although each sphere has different roles and responsibilities our Constitution recognises that the spheres cannot

  • City Of Chicago: Challenges Facing Local Government

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    James Haworth MPS 526 9/19/2017 Challenges Facing Local Government Local governments historically face numerous and varied challenges, and the City of Chicago is no exception. In fact, by most accounts, The City of Chicago tops the list of local governments plagued by overwhelming and often debilitating problems. If a Chicago resident was asked what he perceived as problems and challenges in his city, no doubt he would mention gangs and murders in many south and west side neighborhoods, political