May 26‚ 1908 a British company strikes oil in Persia (now Iran).” It’s the first big petroleum find in the Middle East‚ and it sets off a wave of exploration‚ extraction and exploitation that will change the region’s -- and the world’s – history [Randy]. Oil is not only used in the transportation industry (e.g. cars‚ trucks‚ trains‚ boats)‚ it also is used in the production of all types of plastics. “Make no mistake‚ our world today needs petroleum. Oil is petroleum‚ and the Middle East nations know
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He takes the puck and skates through a crowd of defensemen. He passes the centerline and releases the puck. It’s in the net! The red light is on‚ and it’s official. A goal is added to the scoreboard. This sport is ice hockey. Unlike rugby‚ a specific person did not invent ice hockey. A group of British soldiers created this sport in the mid 1850s. They were stationed in Nova Scotia where they decided to play the sport with sticks made by the Mi’kmaq people of Nova Scotia. In the 1870s‚ students of
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Drug Profile Paper Shamrock/JW Chemical Dependency in the Workplace April 20‚ 2011 Drug Profile Paper This paper will summarize some aspects on the psychology and physiology of cocaine addiction as well as other particular drug substances that causes hallucinations and depression In addition illegal and legal drugs that are widely used by young adults like stimulants‚ cannabis and narcotics will be discuss as well. No doubt‚ crack cocaine surfaced to the Los Angeles street
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The Hollywood Blacklist came into being in 1947 when the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) began to summon certain Hollywood entertainment professionals on the suspicion that their work was communist-inspired. As the media began extensive coverage of the proceedings‚ some writers‚ producers‚ and directors became known as the "Hollywood Ten." They included; Alvah Bessie‚ Herbert Biberman‚ Lester Cole‚ Edward Dmytryk‚ Ring Lardner Jr‚ John Howard Lawson‚ Albert Maltz‚ Samuel Ornitz‚
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The Negative Effects of Smoking Literature Review The intent of this review of literature is to show the needs of the further research in how smoking effects the health of the smokers and their families‚ their financial state‚ the environment‚ and people around them. In order to help smokers quit smoking by showing them the reasons of why they should quit smoking and how they can quit. The literature review has shown a gap in the literature and the needs for the further research “the negative
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“We’re poorer than the Socs and middle class.” Citation: (S.E. Hinton‚ 1965‚ Page 3) How is the evidence persuasive?: The quote given is persuasive because it tells us from the greasers point of view that they’re poor. Quote or paraphrase of evidence: Randy stated‚”You’ll still be where you were before -at the bottom.” Citation: (S.E. Hinton‚ 1965‚ Page 117) How is the evidence persuasive?: This evidence is persuasive because it compares
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Juvenile Delinquency Teen violence is a huge factor in our society today. Teen violence is when a young person turns to harmful behaviors to hurt others. In our world now violence is a common way for people to emit their emotions in a negative way. It is now so casual for this violence to occur it is accepted as a thing. We have been raised to suppress our emotions and keep our thoughts to ourselves‚ this leads to a build up of mixed emotions and they will eventually come through in a most negative
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No Love Lost‚ No Love Found That father and daughter bond‚ the sweetest love I’ve never known. I’ve seen my father over a thousand times wondering if he’s ever seen me. Looking with his eyes wide shut. It seemed as if over the years he was disappearing‚ fading into the black. A fragment of what I thought I needed but in all reality became as pointless as the conclusion to book that I’ll never finish My father has managed for eighteen years to be a part of my life without being a part of my life
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poor losers with long hair without ever talking to them and knowing what they are really like on the inside. Another example was when Randy was talking to Ponyboy about him and Johnny saved those kids in the fire and said‚ “I don’t know. I don’t know anything anymore. I would never have believed a greaser could pull something like that” (115). In this example‚ Randy stereotyped all greasers as mean and heartless people just because they were different and poorer than him. He had never talked to a
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Ice Raids and Families in the United States Immigrants have been around for many years in several countries. However‚ in the United States‚ we are starting to really crack down on our illegal aliens. This causes a lot of chaos for everyone involved. Families are creating emergency plans and contacting relatives and friends if a worst-case scenario happens. There are families who keep belongings in large trash bags to quickly grab and go if need be. Fear is high among illegal immigrants in the United
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