Gulf Coast of the United States

First of all, the location of New Orleans is a very distinctive state in the United States Of America. New Orleans sits on the southeastern side of Louisiana where the Mississippi River 's mouth leads into. North of New Orleans is Lake Pontchartrain. New Orleans used to hold more than 450,000 people, with an additional 1.3 million…

Deepwater Horizon The Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling unit and Macondo Well explosion on April 21, 2010 was only the latest in a line of recurring issues and near misses in the high risk production of oil and gas drilling platforms. Most of these near misses and issues can be traced back to a common set of characteristics relating to system defects, safety violations that went ignored, human factors and a lack of organizational integrity (Kurtz, 2013). Comparisons from experts in two…

to the land and its inhabitants. Though there is no easy side to take one important point can be made to support not drilling in this refuge. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 7.08 billion barrels of oil are used in the United States annually. So, though the reserves in Alaska would help support the needs of North America Alaska accounts for only approximately 7% of our current oil needs (National Geographic). The opportunity costs of preserving this remote set of…

Most people would say that they already have scholarships and benefits. There’s over twenty thousands high schools in the United States that offer basketball as a sport. There’s an average of six seniors per team. There are three hundred and forty division one teams that offer basketball. Each team is given thirteen scholarships for basketball. Studies have shown, using these statistics…

"North Korea displayed nearly 60 missiles — including what is suspected to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile — at a parade on Saturday to mark the 105th birthday of its founder Kim Il-sung." (Gulf News). As of right now, North Korea is just "flexing their muscles" at the rest of the world. Along with showcasing their missile's, they have had some test runs. The most recent ended in an udder failure. "US military officials don't believe the missile…

Brown v Board of Education Taylor Buchanan Professor Heeney Florida Gulf Coast University Saturday, October 10, 2015 Table of Contents Cover Page……………………………………………………………….………….Page 1 Introduction…………………………………….……………...…………………….Page 3 Background on Segregation……………………………………………………….Page 3-4 Linda Brown and the Brown Family……………...………………………...……….Page 4 Supreme Court Lawsuit.………….………………………………………………Page 4-5 Result…………………………………………………………………………….…..Page 5…

Lutz Kilian discusses shale oil and its effect on oil prices in the United States. Shale oil is a term used by the oil industry for oil that is obtained from low-permeability rock, and it has caused a resurgence of oil production in the United States. This type of oil production was not available until quite recently, because of several technological advances in the industry. Currently, shale oil production, mostly from western states, accounts for a sizeable amount of the country’s crude oil…

Mississippi River in 1842. Nicknamed the “Nile of North America,” the Mississippi River played a large role in the development of the United States, much like the Nile did for Ancient Egypt. The Mississippi river permitted entry to the Southeast from the Gulf Coast. The river was also extremely imperative in permitting the migration of the Northwest area of the United States. The Mississippi River greatly improved trading for the farmers in this area, as well. Being that the land near the…

The United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War, a controversial, detrimental, and monumental event in American history, left marks on our country that remain to this day. America became involved in the Vietnam War in order to terminate the spread of communism. This involvement led to mission creep, which affected American culture, economy, and policy. The complexity and sacrifice of the conflict evoked strong opinions of opposition, and along with this force, was an equal force that supported…

Pressure from China and the USSR started pouring in on North Vietnam to pursue and takeover the Democratic/Republic South, a sign of hatred to the United States. As a result, in 1957 Mihn started terrorism based attacks to weaken the already fractured morale of South Vietnam. The small attacks eventually escalated to the same level tactics used against the French invaders, guerrilla warfare. Diem in response…