intended to shut off the flow of high-pressure oil and gas from the well‚ but failed to seal the well because the drill pipe buckled for reasons that are still unknown. The crew could have redirected the flow of the mud and gas away from Deepwater Horizon and into the gulf‚ but instead they directed it to a separator device that was designed to separate gas from a mudflow similar to what was happening but in much smaller quantities. The separator got overwhelmed and flammable gas began to flood the
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Janie realizes that when she was young‚ Nanny had “pinched [the horizon] in to such a little bit of a thing that she could tie it about her granddaughter’s neck tight enough to choke her” (Hurston 89). Some consider the “horizon” as “the biggest thing God ever made”; here‚ Hurston uses the “horizon” to denote an individual’s future‚ which could be described in the same important manner (Hurston 89). However‚ by arranging Janie’s
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human-caused disaster in the United States history until twenty-one years later when The Deepwater Horizon occurred on April 20‚ 2010. Both disasters had a deadly effect on environmental life. These two incidents linked individuals taking shortcuts and being overconfident. Catastrophes do not happen by accident; something has to trigger them. Three main reasons why the disaster at Deepwater Horizon occurred: judgmental heuristics‚ satisficing and overconfident. Judgmental heuristics signifies taking
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Soils of the tropical savannas The soils of the tropical savannas‚ along with the distinctive wet/dry climate‚ are a major determinant of vegetation in the region‚ and of potential land uses. Soil is an outcome of five broad factors: parent material‚ climate‚ relief/slope‚ time and organisms. | Infertile soils Given the variations in all of these in the savannas it is no surprise that there are many different soil types in evidence in northern Australia. Generally speaking the combination of these
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Scene on the beach The Beautiful Sunset over the Beach An orange haze casted over the moving sea‚ reflecting on every wave. Half of a glowing‚ radiant light loomed on the water’s horizon. A warm sensation was splashed onto my face from the beaming rays of the sun. Calmness flew by with the wind making my heart stop for a single second. You could hear the palm trees rustling behind me as if they were whispering to one another to hush. Dolphins leaped and sang at the golden sunlight before them
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the Gulf of Mexico‚ and it is the largest lease holder in the United States with more than 650 lease blocks in waters greater than 1‚250 feet. Unfortunately‚ BP had the record of the biggest oil spill in the area. On April 20‚ 2010‚ the Deepwater Horizon rig operating in the Gulf of Mexico experienced a well blowout which sank the platform and resulted in the release of oil into the Gulf‚ a great catastrophe for the environment that the company and the world will not forget. In this paper‚ we are
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CHAPTER 26 MERGERS‚ LBOs‚ DIVESTITURES‚ AND HOLDING COMPANIES Please see the preface for information on the AACSB letter indicators (F‚ M‚ etc.) on the subject lines. True/False Easy: (26.1) Synergistic merger FU Answer: a EASY 1. In a merger with true synergies‚ the post-merger value exceeds the sum of the separate companies’ pre-merger values. a. True b. False (26.1) Sources of synergy FU Answer: a EASY 2. Synergistic benefits can arise from a number of different
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a fearful encounter upon noticing a peak beyond the horizon‚ ending with the narrator falling into a troubled demeanor‚ termed as a "dark solitude". Being such a common day event‚ readers are engaged by Wordsworth’s experience‚ and can relate to his responses to the naturalistic stimuli that he encounters. The verse form heightens this bond between
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Fellow- Man). “Philosophy is the science of knowledge. But the outcome of any philosophical inquiry is determined by its starting place” relates to the question of horizon‚ a limit of what can be seen from a definite perspective consisted of a subjective and objective fixed point of reference. Horizon is not a figure of speech but our framework to understand something and to make a decision. It is a framework of choices. It is our awareness of the choices among the philosophies in
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Planet Must be Given Back Voting done at the International Astronomical Union convention about pluto’s status of being a planet was a harsh new reality‚ with the majority voting for pluto’s demotion. Professor Alan Stern‚ chief scientist for the New Horizon mission set for learning more about pluto‚ called the outcome "an awful decision" and described the new definition as "internally inconsistent" ("Why Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?"). The debate of pluto being a planet has started since pluto first
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