BP OIL SPILL The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill‚ the Gulf of Mexico oil spill‚ the BP oil disaster or the Macondo blowout)[5][6][7][8] is a massive ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that is the largest offshore spill in U.S. history.[9] Some estimates placed it by late May or early June‚ 2010‚ as among the largest oil spills in history with hundreds of millions of gallons spilled to date. The spill stems from a sea floor oil gusher that resulted from the
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UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES NAME/ COMPUTER NO: HENRY NYUNDU (512800392) JACK SINYANGWE (STUDENT NO) BRIAN MUIMUI (STUDENT NO) CHOLA KATANGA (STUDENT NO) COURSE: DSS-5055 LECTURER: PROF B J PHIRI DUE DATE: 14 AUGUST 2012 SEMINAR TOPIC: IN A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES‚ CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF AND ENGAGEMENT WITH POLICING ARE TWO METHODS OF IMPROVING THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE OF
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no problem having to think of alternate ways of solving any problem thrown at them‚ and generally shoot for better than “good enough.” Both creator and victim mindsets have their benefits and their downsides‚ although the creator mindset’s benefits far outweigh the victim mindset as a whole. Someone I know personally with a creator mindset is Matt‚ one of my closest friends.
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Taymor uses these visual techniques of film to her advantage‚ even adding in an extra scene at the end of the film. The transformation of Prospero into Prospera affects the way the reader views the judgement‚ treatment and release of Caliban. The parent-child relationship is also altered by the gender change‚ as is the protagonist’s interaction of Ariel. Taymor uses the sex transformation‚ the difference in gender stereotypes and the relationships which ensue‚ to make the filmic version of ‘The Tempest
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The Economic Impact of the BP Oil Spill In April of 2010‚ a British Petroleum operated oil drilling rig off the Gulf of Mexico‚ the Deepwater Horizon‚ exploded suddenly after high pressure methane gas from the oil well rose to the drilling rig‚ causing it to ignite and then sink to the bottom of the ocean floor. The explosion caused a sea-floor level oil blowout‚ and crude oil was leaked into the surrounding water for three months before a solution was found. After eighty-seven long days‚ the wellhead
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Ellen DeGeneres‚ Oprah Winfrey‚ and Tyra Banks‚ modern-day renowned television celebrities‚ are examples of strong‚ independent women who influence and inspire many people. In Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre‚ the main character of Jane is an orphaned girl who feels abused and neglected living with the Reed family. As the story progresses and she gets older‚ she makes friends such as Helen Burns‚ the girl she met at Lowood‚ and sheds her feelings of loneliness. As she befriends more people‚ she
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INTRODUCTION BP originated from a British petroleum company founded in 1909. After experiencing crises during the 1980s-1990s‚ the company started to have a cost cutting culture. During mid-1990s‚ with an aggressive growth strategy‚ BP started to grow and reposition. After BP merged with Amoco in 1998‚ John Browne started to serve as chief executive until May 2007. Browne repositioned BP as a “green” oil company after he took over and practiced the model of organizational decision-making strategy
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The BP oil spill‚ more famously referred to as the Deepwater Horizon Spill‚ occurred in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico and flowed unmitigated for as long as 3 months. The BP oil spill has fared as the largest marine oil spill ever confronted in the history of the petroleum industry. The oil spill on the 20th of April 2010 was primarily the result of a gas release followed by an explosion in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig‚ in the Gulf of Mexico‚ established on the Mocando exploration well designed for
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chapter‚ Gandalf states to Bilbo: “Something is the matter with you! You are not the hobbit that you were.” Argue how essential the adventure was in developing Bilbo’s character and state whether the change is a good or bad transformation for Bilbo. Bilbo’s Transformation in “The Hobbit” In the beginning of the book “The Hobbit” by J.R.R Tolkein‚ Bilbo‚ the protagonist‚ is invited to an adventure by Gandalf‚ a supporting character. At first‚ Bilbo doesn’t want to go on the adventure but eventually
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Parris is a witness to girls dancing in the woods and also when his daughter becomes very ill‚ he calls Rev. Hale to Salem. Hale’s job is to find any form of witchcraft and to get rid of it. Over the course of the play‚ Rev. Hale experiences a transformation in his beliefs from the beginning of the play to the end. Reverend Hale has three different emotions throughout the play. When Hale is introduced in the the beginning of the play‚ he is passionate and very confident about finding witchcraft and
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