Lightning Mine vs Archangel
The Australian novel, Lightning Mine, covers the development of an iron ore mine on a sacred land guarded by “Namarrkon” in the Northern Territory. MDG/Global mining was very interested in the area, and sent their chief prospector, Aaron Shoemaker to investigate the land. Whilst Shoemaker is there, he sets off a chain of corporate and government tactics to ensure the development of the mine on the Aboriginal sacred site. These tactics, as you can imagine, were not overly fair to the Aboriginal people, and their only hope was through University of Sydney law graduate, Jarra Mariba. Quickly, the development of the themes and issues become clear, especially through the arrogant ignorance of the CEO of MDG/Global corporation portrayed by the author. “No stone is unturned in the name of progress”, states the CEO to Jarra, showing the clear message that nothing will stop the capitalist machine from destroying the sacred land.
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Some common words found in the essay are:
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Approximate Word count = 637
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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