Gulf Coast of the United States

to and worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for thee.” Soon after Alexander the Great conquered Persia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Bactria and the Punjab. Despite his age, Alexander the Great contributed more to the world than anyone because he united one-fourth of the World through Greek language and culture. Macedonian King Alexander the Great was born on July, 20 356 B.C in Pella, Macedonia. His parents were Queen Olympia, daughter of King Neoptolemus, and King Philip Ⅱ. Alexander the…

would be connected to existing pipeline facilities near Steel City, Nebraska for onward delivery to Cussing, Oklahoma and the Texas Gulf Coast region. The Canadian company TransCanada initially proposed the pipeline in 2005 and applied to the State Department for a construction permit in 2008. However, TransCanada, the company behind the project is still waiting for the State Department to approve it. Keystone XL pipeline is one of the most controversial projects in American politics due to the…

It can be as small as a toothpick, to as big as a vehicle. If you live in a country like the United States of America where plastic, batteries, and other things are thrown away daily, chances are that an average family of four people, can produce as much as twenty pounds of waste per month. People just throw away trash without knowing where that stuff will end up. Solid waste production in the United States is growing in volume and in toxicity tremendously. Our everyday products contain many…

Suez Crisis unfolded it is important to examine Hist and Geog context. WORK 2ND SENT Geographical The Suez canal was an approximately 100 mile long waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea from Port Said and the Red Sea from Suez. The area along the coast of the Mediterranean northeast of the Suez Canal was called the Gaza Strip. Before the Suez Canal was built, ships had to travel around the entire African continent. The canal cut about 5,000 miles off the trip. BECAUSE…

128 led to significant oil pollutions. The US National Commission report addressed to the president revealed that, in 1996 2009, the US Gulf of Mexico reported 79 well control accidents; the hydrocarbons flow was uncontrolled on the surface and underground. Later on in 2009, the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement recorded 8344 incidents on the Gulf of Mexico oil rigs. The reports included 6 loss of well controlled accidents, 11 oil pollution accidents and 145 explosions and fires.…

ABSTRACT Hurricane Hugo caused much damaged on the coastal plain forest. The Santee Experimental Forest experienced the severe force of eyewall and wind damage. Northern east area i.e. on Hobcaw Forest was majorly damage by salt with some wind damage. Tallest trees and the largest trees were more damaged than smaller trees. Within the area impacted by the eyewall, 89% of the longleaf pine trees, 91% of loblolly pine trees, 86% of bottomland hardwood trees were uprooted. And other areas away from…

the water rushes up the beach or the backwash, where water drains back into the ocean. These are cases in which the sand moves perpendicular. The other type is parallel. This is when there is a long shore current and the sand is moved up or down the coast. 13.What happens during longshore transport. The waves approach the shore in a slanted or at an angle and the path of sanf particles sort of project off of the upcoast or the land and downcast long the ocean floor. They are moving in a…

“Just as piracy once drove the nations of Europe to declare it beyond the pale of state behavior, so too has twenty-first century piracy offered us a paradigm of how states can come together to combat an international scourge” (162). With the reduced amount of law enforcement and navy patrolling the waters, violence has shifted from occurring on land to the sea. This poses a huge issue not only for the United States, but for the majority of the countries in the world. Pirates are capitalizing on…

ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees. Located in Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize. Its climate is tropical; hot, humid in lowlands;…

People of all ages, all around the world are participating and experiencing tennis, a sport of a lifetime. From young children to senior citizens, there is no age barrier for this popular sport. Playing tennis is a very healthy hobby for some, but for others, tennis is a lifestyle. Tennis professionals spend years developing their own tennis games so they can improve their skills and enhance the strengths of their students. Although numerous abilities and talents are needed to be a tennis…