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    There are four principle ethical perspectives related to the case which have not been taken in consideration to avoid the catastrophe. The first one is duty which is concerned with people’s obligations to others. This duty could be often recognised as universal and natural. There were some obligations to environment and ecology that the parties in the case as BP‚ Transocean and

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    post-apocalyptic novel “The Road”‚ written by Cormac McCarthy was published in 2006.[1] It deals with the journey of a father together with his son‚ who try to reach the coast after America‚ its nature and civilisation has been destroyed by some catastrophe. Therefore some important issues are implied: travelling‚ fear of death‚ nuclear war‚ goodness‚ religion‚ cannibalism and of course the relationship between father and son. Maybe that is the reason why McCarthy dedicated the novel to his son: John

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    contentment in life‚ we cannot alter the nature’s revenge to the mankind. But this would not be the end of the lives of Filipino people. We all know that our days of seeking progress and livelihood become minimal as we face different phenomenal catastrophe in a year. Imagine the numerous typhoons that had swept the different provinces with its alarming effect to the area. Causing floods‚ landslides‚ destroying properties and the worst of all taking lives of many innocent people‚ most of them are children

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    stocks • Had been lured into the market through margin accounts Allowed investors to purchase stocks by making a small down payment and borrowing the rest from a broker The Crash The Wall Street crash of 1929 was not a one or two day catastrophe • It was a

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    pricey‚ or his family have to wait so long to book a trip. Wait no more! Visualize yourself going on a hike in some of the most luscious places in Europe. Europe? Yes Europe! The Pyrenees is a magnificent place to visit‚ it has many options to explore. Its one of the greenest places in the world‚ always magnificent weather‚ and is a place where you can do fun adventures‚ but also the little ones can explore the nature life and will gain a historical that not many human beings know of. The Pyrenees is

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    The Minoan Civilization

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    History Of Architecture Building: Palace Of Minos. Dates: 1700-1400 BC. Time period : Bronze Age. Location: Knossos‚Crete. Civilization :The Minoans. In the heart of the Mediterranean Sea‚ South of Greece‚ lays the island of Crete refuge of the lost civilization of the minions.The island is first refereed as "Kaptara" at the Syrian city of Mani dating from 18 000 BC; Also known as "Keftiu” from the fresco of the Tomb of Rekhmire in the valley of the kings in Egypt. The island’s length is 260 km

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    The following three pieces were all found in the book A World of Art by Henry M. Sayre. The three sculptures‚ Puppy‚ Cloud Gate‚ and Great Serpent Mound‚ where all selected because of their relevance to nature. Both Puppy and The Great Serpent Mound are almost literally made of natural material‚ particularly vegetation. On the other hand‚ Cloud Gate is made of stainless steal‚ but yet the steal reflects it’s surrounding. Particularly Could Gate reflects the sky above it‚ and thus incorporates nature

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    characters. Like the supplementary deeds‚ Candide is less a realistic individual than the embodiment of a particular trusted or folly that Voltaire wishes to illustrate. For a era‚ like a schoolboy‚ he reacts to such events as torture‚ clashes‚ and catastrophe by recalling the favorite sayings of his mentor‚ Pangloss‚ amid them every single consequence has a cause and everything is for the best. As horror stacks on horror nevertheless his doubts increase. Pangloss reappears

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    they wanted done? (...family through power) xxxx: that’s pretty harsh. But I’m wondering how were the children treated? and how was their attitude towards elders?   (....great love and care) xxxx: Thank you Khirthanah for sharing these magnificent piece of information with us‚ it is our pleasure to have you here today. As you can see‚ in Elizabethan Era‚ life was quite harsh and arduous. Men had to work for 24 hours constantly having a variety of occupations willing to improve their lives

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    BP Oil Spill

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    British Petroleum spill of 2010 Over the past decade our country has experienced many catastrophes that have literally crippled the nation economically‚ socially‚ and financially. Most recently‚ our country has begun another crisis‚ this time in the Gulf of Mexico. British Petroleum’s underwater pipeline‚ Deepwater Horizon‚ catastrophically failed and began spewing hundreds of thousands of barrels of petroleum daily. Currently BP plans to create a relief pipeline to fix the Deepwater Horizon

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