Discussion Post: Blue Sky Mine
To prepare for your original posting, do some online research about the Blue Sky Mine and then view the official music YouTube video "Blue Sky Mine" by Midnight Oil (on page 8 under their Videos tab) in order to:
I. Identify (and post using 1a, 1b, etc to identify your answers).
i. What was mined here and for what purpose the material was/is used
ii. How the Colonial Sugar Refinery treated its miners during and after the mine operations
iii. Whether or not the company demonstrated principles of corporate social responsibility (look this term up if it's unfamiliar to you)
a. If they did demonstrate corporate social responsibility, describe at least two example of how they did demonstrate CSR
b. If they did not demonstrate corporate social responsibility, describe at least two examples of how they could have demonstrated CSR
iv. who is responsible for ensuring corporate social responsibility in any setting in any nation and why
II. Describe (and post) how Midnight Oil uses music (speed, tone, volume, key, etc.), lyrics, and, importantly, images to tell the story of the Blue Sky Mine.
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.