The 2010 BP oil spill that took place on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect claimed 11 lives‚ and is considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the petroleum industry’s history. The spill flowed continuously for 87 days until it was declared to have been contained on 15th July 2010 and finally sealed on 19th September of the same year (BP‚ 2013). However‚ unconfirmed reports indicate that some of the well sites continue to leak (Pulham‚ Hilaire & Fenn‚ 2010). The spill took a physical and psychological
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In the wake of the disaster in the gulf American citizens have a plethora of questions. Why would BP engage in risky practices that could endanger the area where the company makes its profit? Who is responsible for ensuring that the citizens of the Gulf Coast region are protected when companies like BP place profit above people? As this drama plays out on American television screens one must realize that the only check to the power of private companies is the American government which is charged
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Political – Legal Settlements: After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ BP faced many different legal settlements that were enforceable by court. Many of these settlements were in order to enhance the safety of drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. BP worked to solve the federal criminal claims that came from the Oil Spill‚ and eventually pleaded guilty of 11 felony counts‚ related to the loss of 11 lives. Many other misdemeanor counts under different acts including: the Clean
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British Parliament Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy. This means that it has a monarch as its Head of the State. The monarch reigns with the support of Parliament. The powers of the monarch are not defined precisely. Everything today is done in the Queen’s name. It is her government‚ her armed forces‚ her law courts and so on. She appoints all the Ministers‚ including the Prime Minister. Everything is done however on the advice of the elected Government‚ and the monarch takes no part
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Secondly‚ Hema will elaborate further the effects on business risk and personal risk. Thirdly‚ Nazrul will touch on the topic of productivity and cyber-criminal activities. Last but not least‚ Joshua will briefly wrap up about this debate. This is a 5-round debate‚ and we look forward to challenging our opponent in this controversial topic. Social networking sites are websites that facilitate communication between 2 or more individuals. When we are communicating with 2 or more individuals‚
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oil drilling by British Petroleum (BP)‚ in the Gulf of Mexico‚ has turned into one of the worst environmental disasters to happen to an ocean ecosystem of all time. Although many people only notice the effects on the hydrosphere‚ which include the oil going almost a mile deep under the sea‚ destroying the sediment and rock on the ocean floor‚ as well as disrupting coastal patterns‚ many have not realized the drastic effects on the biosphere because of this catastrophic event. The BP oil spill is viewed
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The drive of this paper is to present a summary of the article “Heritage Spanish Speakers’ Language Learning Strategies.” by Hancock‚ Zennia. For instance‚ this digest defines some of the problems tangled in the Spanish language learning experiences of heritage Spanish speakers‚ which is the largest population of heritage language speakers in the United States. It also describes ways in which instructors can simplify these students’ language growth through a better understanding of their language
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Oishi and Kesebir’s research addresses the assumption that economic growth will influence one’s happiness. In their research‚ Income Inequality Explains Why Economic Growth Does Not Always Translate to an Increase in Happiness‚ they provide one explanation for why some countries show the paradox of economic growth‚ but the results is not producing happiness. Using data on economic growth‚ income and inequality‚ and happiness from 34 different countries‚ Oishi and Kesebir found initial support for
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Parliamentary Government‚ a gateway to good governance. The most stable and progressive countries in the world today have a parliamentary form of government. These include countries like Japan‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ United Kingdom‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Spain‚ Norway‚ Sweden and also India‚ Singapore and Malaysia in Asia. India and the US are undoubtedly the two biggest democratic countries of the world today‚ the basic difference between them being the parliamentary democracy of the former and congressional
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