Case Analysis – BP America‚ Inc.: The Prudhoe Bay Oil Spill and a Commitment to “Being Green” Michelle L. Staton Case Summary The Angelo-Persian Oil Company was formed in 1909 by a wealthy Englishman named William Knox D’Arcy. It did not operate under the British Petroleum (BP) name until 1954. In early 1959‚ BP discovered hydrocarbons under the North Sea and Alaska‚ and found the West Sole gas field in 1965 which was the first oil exploration success in British waters. In 1969
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Made in America: The insourcing of jobs Barrack Obama wants companies to move their production back to America. In fact‚ he endorses insourcing and wants to make it easier for companies to bring back their jobs to America. But what can the manufacturers and government do to keep or increase the jobs in the United States of America? And what are the reasons for the current insourcing of jobs? In 2012 Barrack Obama made a video endorsing American products. In the video he talks about how the country
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“I Have a Dream” Argument 9/17/2008 Martin Luther King Jr. delivered one of the most powerful‚ and riveting speeches of all time‚ on August 28‚ 1963‚ on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. The speech was titled‚ “I Have a Dream” and King was later awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his influential words. The speech is very organized and well researched‚ which makes it a very effective argumentative piece of writing. It has been described as “Sermon-like” due to his writing style‚
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“Rhetorical Analysis of “I Have a Dream” Introduction The day of August 28‚ 1963 At the Lincoln Memorial 200‚000 people gathered after the March on Washington. This is where Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his speech “I Have a Dream” to America. He spoke about the injustices of segregation and discrimination of African Americans that was taking place in our nation. In his first statement he said‚ “I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest
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“Nerds and geeks must stop being ashamed of who they are.” Leonid Fridman says this in his passage from “America Needs Its Nerds.” In this passage‚ Fridman uses a comparison of nerds to athletes‚ a comparison of America to other countries‚ and rhetorical devices to develop his argument that society is wrong for calling someone that is intellectually curious a nerd or geek. Fridman compares nerds to athletes to develop his argument. In the dictionary‚ a nerd is a “... street performer who shocks
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“The Artist as a Critic” Oscar Wilder’s The Artist as Critic revolves around a debate Gilbert and Ernest discuss over art criticism and analysis. Ernest argues “that in the best days of art there we no art critics.” (Wilder 346). Whereas Gilbert reasons that “it (art criticism) treats the work of art simply as a starting-point for a new creation” (Wilder 367). Sadly‚ Ernest’s blatant ignorance is unable to comprehend that without art criticism‚ there would be no art to truly value. Wilde’s
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In other words this quote means in hard times you began to see circumstances more clearly.I agree as it is time in life as in literature because this quote relates to this book.The novels Outsiders written by S.E Hinton and Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry written by Mildred D. Taylor. The book Outsiders written by S.E Hinton‚ goes with this quote because in the began of the book Outsiders they where all trouble makers towards the ending of the book they all started to realize what they
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people‚ they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience”. Mark Twain was an outstanding american author who wrote Tom Sawyer (Later called the great american novel) and it’s sequel Huckleberry finn. In the Novel Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry‚ by Mildred Taylor‚ Choosing your own Battles is an ongoing theme throughout the book. One example is on pg. 54‚ when the book was talking about how the bus that always splashed them to and from school‚ “ As it approached the lake‚ it speeded
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"Gold Diggers" and America in the Thirties "rough" "Gold Diggers" released in the beginning of the great depression‚ one year from the height of unemployment in the United States‚ opens with a show and song "we’re in the money" that is shut down before it even opens when the set is literally repossessed. The heroines then have no work and don’t even want to get out of bed. When they awake Trixie says "let’s see what the neighbors have to offer" as she steals their milk. In this establishing
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I Know I’m a Wolf‚ by Young Heretics introduces it with a soothing‚ yet eerie melody. Being a darker‚ more complex change to today’s more overplayed‚ shallow‚ pop; the lyrics in this song stand as a metaphor in itself‚ and even though they are repeated‚ the meaning changes each time the chorus is sung. The song starts in an almost lullaby-esque manner‚ with a chilling undertone. Accompanied by a flowing piano line that dances‚ dives‚ twists‚ and leaps as the song progresses‚ the singer harmonizes
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