Pacific Oil Company Pacific Oil Company was founded in 1902 as the Sweetwater Oil Company of Oklahoma City‚ Oklahoma. The founder of Sweetwater Oil‚ E.M. Hutchinson‚ pioneered a major oil strike in north central Oklahoma that touched off the Oklahoma "black gold" rush of the early 1900s. It developed extensive oil holdings in North Africa and the Middle East‚ as well as significant coal beds in the western United States. In 1979‚ Pacific Oil established the first major contract with
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Ellis Island: Isle of Hope or Isle of Tears? Between 1892 and 1924‚ over 12 million immigrants arrived in America filled with hopeful anticipation of a new life (National Park Service para 1). Following their long journey by ship across the Atlantic Ocean‚ the first stop for many immigrants was Ellis Island. First- and second- class cabin passengers‚ who were immediately cleared for entry into America without being inspected or questioned‚ referred to Ellis Island as the “Isle of Hope.” For
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Lanyon Assignment/Title: Essay- Roles of the Traditional Pacific Society Student Name: Ilisapeci Kaivei Number of words:1438 I certify that this assignment is our own work‚ that it is based on my personal study or research and that I have acknowledged all material and sources used in the preparation of this assignment. I also certify that the assignment has not previously been submitted for assessment‚ and that I have not copied
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South Africa‚ alone of all the British colonies did not follow the political course of embracing democracy and freedom. Even though the geographic area called South Africa had a large British presence‚ the country was required to follow legislation given in the agreement of the surrender in 1806 from the Dutch. Those terms meant that the country was allowed to diverge from English law and replace it with South African law. The country at that time was not plagued with inequality‚ layers of a class
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The documentary‚ Alcatraz is Not an Island‚ describes the occupation that made Alcatraz a symbol for Indigenous people as motivation to stand up against the cruelty that they have experienced since the arrival of the Europeans. Hence the name of the film‚ Alcatraz can be seen as an inspiration for Indigenous people rather than an island. The first attempt to occupy Alcatraz took place in 1964 when a group of four Native Americans landed on the island and claimed it for four hours before the
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media industry as it helps increase sales and helps get a certain messages out to a consumer. There are several significant advertising companies in New Zealand that have developed and changed as technology has advanced in our country; two of these are Spark PHD and Draft FCB. Technology has become the fastest growing form of advertising in society today; this is through the introduction of Internet and social media‚ television and the use of mobile phones‚ therefore I think that both of my chosen
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of the world. Yet it has virtually no ties to the commanding petroleum industry (2). The UAE is in the process of spending trillions of dollars transforming Dubai into an engineering marvel. Of all of the structures that the emirate has recently created‚ including the tallest structure in the world and a revolving skyscraper‚ this report will focus on the largest land reclamation project to date‚ the manmade island formed in the shape of a date palm. The island‚ which Dubai has already termed “the
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History of Cathay Pacific (http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_INTL/aboutus/cxbackground/history) 1.1 The early years Cathay Pacific Airways was found on 24 September in 1946. American Roy C Farrell and Australian Sydney H de Kantzow are the founders. As a matter of fact‚ the airways based in Shanghai in 1940‚ but the two men moved to Hong Kong and set up the airline eventually. The two men put up HK$1 to register the airline. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Pacific) 1.2 Company
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Science has made amazing achievements. Things that seem unrealistic become reality. However it is not hard to imagine how advances in technology such as cloning could lead to a dehumanized society if pushed too far. The Island‚ directed by Michael Bay‚ is a movie that imagines a future society where the ethical boundaries of science have been breached. The movie is about a future society in which human clones are created for their organs. These clones live in an underground complex‚ kept separate
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Ellis Island Web-quest 1. Open the Internet and go to the following website: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/ 2. Read the introduction and answer the following question: How many immigrants came through Ellis Island on their way to America? [1] More than 12 million 3. Click on “Learn more about Ellis Island” and answer the following questions: Where is Ellis Island located? [1] In New York Harbor‚ near Manhattan Who was the President that established an immigration station
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