9. Piper Alpha video review The Piper Alpha’s tragic chain of events occurred because of a number of safety procedures were not met or implemented. The almighty dollar was given preference over the safety of hundreds of lives. We found a number of unsafe situations that could have been avoided if the right Safety management system was in place. These are our findings. 1. The oil rig recently introduced a new gas pipeline in the weeks leading up to the disaster. The rig wasn’t designed to be a gas
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Geography has inevitably shaped many civilizations. From the deserts isolating the Muslim civilizations to the mountains separating Tibet and India‚ Asia’s geography proved to be more than capable of shaping these civilizations. Geography shaped the Chinese Civilization by providing a stable food source and by isolating it from the West. Stable Food Source China’s geography has provided a stable food source‚ which has given positive and negative effects to the population. Since food was available
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If there were one event in history that I was fortunate enough to be able to change‚ it would be the events that occurred on September 11‚ 2001. Not only did many innocent people die on that day due to terrorism‚ but also people are still dying to this day. The affects of that event on are nation are still felt ten years after the actual attacks occurred. Many families have lost and are still losing loved ones who are sacrificing themselves for the greater good of fighting terrorism across the
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Conflict has only negative effects on people. Conflict occurs repeatedly in life because individuals‚ societies and nations confront political‚ social and personal differences. These differences might be in appearance‚ attitude or values. The cause and consequences of such disputes bring out many negative effects on people such as loss of life‚ family‚ friends or own sense of identity. However‚ conflicts are also opportunities to re-evaluate values‚ attitudes or places to which we belong.
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ood‚ Genetically modified Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods derived from organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been modified in a way that does not occur naturally‚ e.g. through the introduction of a gene from a different organism. Currently available GM foods stem mostly from plants‚ but in the future foods derived from GM microorganisms or GM animals are likely to be introduced on the market. Most existing genetically modified crops have been developed to improve yield‚ through
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Rhetorically" Writing Exercise My Roommate’s Bed - Positive My roommate’s bed is spotless. She always has it made. Never is a single pillow ruffled; no sheets peek out from under the comforter. Over the summer‚ she and I decided to make animal print the dominant characteristic of our room. Although I stuck to zebra stripe‚ her bed linens incorporate every animal print imaginable. She chose a bed set that has small zebra print running the length. In between is a larger strip of dark leopard spots and
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Throughout the decades‚ the typical school setting has consisted of desks‚ paper‚ pencil‚ and other traditional school supplies. In recent years‚ however‚ technology‚ such as tablets and computers‚ have penetrated the conventional school room. While technology teaching aids indicate success in schools‚ especially economically‚ there are also negative impacts‚ such as communication barriers and hindrance of the brain’s thought process development. Though technology allows teachers and students
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In The Martian Chronicles‚ Bradbury ties in historical events and uses them to make certain points about human society. The three main topics he explores are colonization‚ technological advancement and censorship. These issues arose during the 1900s‚ throughout a significant part of Bradbury’s life. They had an extremely influential role on human society and way of life. Competition between countries and the protection of national ideals were catalysts for technological advancements and brought
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CELIBRITY CULTURE HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON TEENAGE LIFE. Is it normal that seventy percent of the celebrities‚ male or female end up taking drugs or becoming alcoholic? Is our society like that? During the last twenty years many celebrities become stupidly rich‚ and don’t really know what to do with the money or how to manage those tremendous quantities. The necessity to spend it or waste it becomes more accentuated‚ and drugs may be a quick “solution” of wasting their money. But in most cases‚
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What was the most significant event in the life of the DDR? Germany was never meant to split up. The significant things were communism‚ the division‚ the fall of the berlin fall and control. We can’t really point to a significant event. More importantly‚ most of the changes that took place in the life of the GDR were forced upon it from outside – crushing the Berlin workers rising‚ building the Berlin wall and the end of the soviet union were all external. Germany was split into two countries‚
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