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90’s tech boom During the 90’s there were many advances in technology that completely changed the world‚ and without them we wouldn’t be anywhere close to where we are today. One of the biggest areas of advancement was in electronics. Many of the things that we own today come with “standard features” that were first implemented in the 90’s. Another area that saw rapid development was science. It was during this time period that cloning began to happen. The last category that made a huge leap forward
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to understand: What are hydrocarbons? What are their properties? What are the main products derived from crude oil and their uses Exploration milestone-an overview. INTRODUCTION: By definition petroleum is a generic name for hydrocarbons‚ including crude oil‚ natural gas liquids‚ natural gas and their products. Petroleum comes from the Latin petra meaning rock or stone & oleum meaning oil. Petroleum occurs in the earth in combination of any of the four states: gas‚ liquid‚ semisolid‚ and solid. Chemically
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quality Oils consist of a complex mixture of hydrogen and carbon which is used for fuel‚ lubrication‚ plastics manufacturing‚ and many other purposes. These petroleum products get into water mainly by means of accidental spills from ships‚ tanker trucks‚ pipelines‚ and leaky underground storage tanks Petroleum products affect surface water‚ impairing water quality with hydrocarbons‚ salts‚ nutrients‚ a host of organic compounds‚ and various heavy metals. Immediately after a spill‚ Oil slicks on
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“The Texas Myth” in history has been created by many Anglo historians in hopes of creating and perpetuating a history that supports the Anglo cause of expansion during early Texas history. Many of the early Texas historians such as Webb‚ Dobie‚ Haley‚ and Webber have provided many historical accounts as told from the Anglo perspective. However‚ new historians such as Volanto‚ Goldman and Ginn have provided new perspectives that have begun to challenge the traditionalist views of history. With
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Oil And Gas: How Both Affect The Economy The economy is affected by many factors that determine if it is strong or weak. These factors have to do with buyers consuming goods and services and at what rate they do this. Do the goods and services that are consumed by people created wealth‚ jobs and a better overall economy for a country. Throughout history some economies have evolved faster and stronger than others. Policies that the government places on industry‚ technology and the environment
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one. Amarillo and the rest of the Panhandle get its water from the Ogallala Aquifer which is a vast yet shallow underground water table located beneath the Great Plains that spans across portions of eight states including the northern tip of the Texas panhandle. A large portion of the irrigated land in the US rests atop this aquifer system‚ which yields about a third of the nation’s ground water used for irrigation. The Ogallala Aquifer is also responsible for providing drinkable water to almost
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Corey Mitchell Texas War for Independence The Texas Revolution occurred because of a series of events that began long before the first shots fired at the Battle of Gonzales. In the summer of 1820 a 59 year-old Missourian named Moses Austin asked the Spanish Authorities for a large land tract which he wanted to use to attract American Pioneers. To manys surprise in early 1821 the Spanish government gave him permission to settle 300 families. Spain had welcomed Americans to
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education in Texas can be traced to the pre-Republic times when Texas was a part of Mexico. During this time‚ Texans wanted the Mexican government to establish a system of public education in Texas‚ but the government did not meet their requests. As a result‚ the writers of Texas’ Declaration of Independence listed the Mexican government’s refusal to set up a system of public education as one of the grievances against Mexico. Because of this‚ the Constitution of the Republic of Texas included a
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Texas the Red State Texas used to be a one-party system consisting of the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party traces its origins to the Anti-federalist factions before America’s independence from British rule. These factions were organized into the Democrat – Republican party by Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ and other influential opponents of the Federalists in 1792. The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery expansion activists and modernizers‚ the Republican Party
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