tropical Atlantic on August 27th. The storm first got to the Texas coast south of Galveston late on September 8th. It was a dark, cloudy day Saturday 8, 1900. Just the day before Galveston was under a storm warning, they claimed a hurricane hit the Gulf Coast and was headed towards them. The first time the hurricane was seen was on August 30th. Little did the people of Galveston know this would turn out to be the worst natural disaster in the American history. Galveston had a population of…
In 1990, within the Gulf region, political, social and economic tensions were high due to the differing islamic denominations in neighboring nations. By far the largest of these denominations of Islam was Sunni and Shi’a. Differing theological beliefs had created a volatile geopolitical landscape between Iraq and Kuwait. When Iraq came under a new regime and traditional beliefs had become increasingly common, a distaste for the largely Shi’a Kuwait developed, leading to the invasion of Kuwait.…
“It was truly a surprise when I found out I was assigned to the First Calvary Air Division upon arriving in Camron Bay, Vietnam. A surprise and the most prestigious honor” said Frank Pangborn as he sat formally in his seat sporting a tie, shoulder sleeve and wallet that had the First Calvary insignia imprinted. As a Vietnam War veteran, this division is one that brings great pride to not only Pangborn but to each and every soldier that dedicated a period of their life to serving this country.…
The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest desert in North America between latitude 24° N and 34° N and Longitude 100° W and 110°W. The Chihuahuan Desert is located on the third largest continent, North America. Which is west of the Atlantic Ocean, east of the Pacific Ocean, south of the Arctic Ocean, and north of Central and South America. The Chihuanhuan Desert reaches into both the United states and Mexico. In Mexico the Chihuahuan Desert is in Durango, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua,…
country ,Kuwait, from the wrath of Saddam Hussein. On August 2, 1990 the country of Kuwait was invaded by Iran causing the start of the Gulf War. A massive attack was led by the dictator of Iran ,Saddam Hussein. The raid killed thousands and led to the destruction of over 700 thriving Kuwaiti oil refineries. Saddam’s actions had later constructed the beginning of the gulf war, an international conflict that had recrudescence during the the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Soon after Saddam’s attack…
workers and having many other outreaching effects. The amount of crude oil that was spilled into the Gulf of Mexico over the course of approximately three months was 4.9 million barrels of oil and to go along with that, 2 million gallons of chemical dispersants to the Gulf. A major group of crude oil, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) was discovered along the northern shorelines of the Gulf of Mexico. PAH effected several species of wildlife including Dolphins, the Tundra Peregrine…
To respond effectively to political situations, the doctrine of CMR has been ‘waived’ occasionally. In 1932, the coalition government in office decided on an ‘agreement’ to differ following Cabinet disagreements over an economic policy of tariffs, where members of the Cabinet were allowed to express different views in public and Parliament. CMR was later reinstated once dissident members resigned from the Cabinet. In 1975, the convention of CMR was ‘lifted’ by PM Harold Wilson to facilitate a…
Unlike the film food Inc, in observational documentary, the filmmaker does not represent the participant in a straightforward way. The participant offers him or herself as a subject, and both engage in a representational relationship. The filmmaker cannot define the subjects and Participants have reasons for their participation and their actions influence the filmmaker and the film. The participatory mode relies on interviews, considering them to be a credible source of knowledge about the…
that served together as flight deck crewmen aboard the USS Harry Truman. Birkinsha served from June, 2006 to March, 2011 and went on 2 deployments in the Persian Gulf during both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom war campaigns. Brian Parker served in the Navy from Jan 2010 until Feb 2013. Parker went on 1 deployment in the Persian Gulf during Operation Enduring Freedom. Later he endured an injury on the flight deck in which the military granted him medically separated.…
Akshay Kumar New Movie 'Airlift' Different From 'Argo' ! Akshay Kumar denies all comparisons between his film Airlift and Hollywood's Argo. Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who will be seen in "Airlift", enlivened by the evacuation of Indians who were stuck in Kuwait amid the Iraq-Kuwait war, says it can't be compared with Hollywood star Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film "Argo". This is a totally unique story and non-anecdotal. "Airlift" is based around a Kuwait-based entrepreneur who was stuck…