Gulf War

A Gulf Oil Spill Rhetorical Analysis As of May 2015, Forbes places that the net worth of the BP company at more than 120.8 billion dollars (Forbes). BP operates in nearly 80 countries and produces more than 3.2 million barrels of oil per day (BP, 2015). Without a doubt, the events of April 20th, 2010 and the days that followed had a profound impact on their business as well as the environment. Cleanup efforts and continued research of marine life and surrounding ecosystem have been extensive,…

The model of decision making represented in the case of the Deepwater Horizon disaster is the nonrational model. When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig starting showing behavioral signs of abnormalities, there were no steps in place on how to deal with the situation. When the rig displayed unexpected pressure, arguments among the workers broke out on how to handle the situation. The fact that the two companies were too busy arguing about what was happening, common protocols were not followed.…

I asked my maternal grandparents Ronnie Miles and Yvonne Miles about their experiences and what they thought about the changing times and how they reacted to major events in the past. M=Yvonne Miles ("Mimi") P=Ronnie Miles ("Papaw") Do you know anything about the Great Depression time period? M) “Mother talked about it. The food was rationed. You had to stand in bread lines, gas lines. How mad it was. People out of work. Couldn’t find work. It affected rich and poor. Some of the rich lost…

5 – in the heart of the second Gulf War. I spent only my infant years there as my family struggled to get by. My dad had his own computer business while my mom stayed home to take care of the kids. I think inevitably my parents wanted to leave their home country with their kids one day, but it was made apparent when Saddam Hussein’s army stole my father from our house and forced him to serve in the war. Obviously the last thing my father wanted to do was go to war, and for my mother -- raising 3…

One can assume he is in the middle of nowhere at sea. The wrecked ship is surrounded by sharks. The Gulf Stream starts in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean and travels up towards New York making a tad warmer temperature. It can infer that he’s in the middle of a storm because of the drastic tilt of the ship and because in the top right corner of the painting one sees…

o The location of the airline is an advantage since its geographical location is in the UAE, which is considered one of the countries that act as a “crossroad between east and west”. o The airline company has a lot of internationally recognized sponsorships; this provides good branding and visibility. Example: Etihad Airways is the sponsor of Manchester City F.C. and has won many awards such as World’s Leading Airline in 2016. ("Etihad Airways", 2017) o Etihad Airways is considered as a…

KAKINADA DEEP WATER PORT CASE STUDY 1. Project Description This case study revolves around the Kakinada Deep Water Port which is a part of the Kakinada Port situated in the east coast of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. This port henceforth referred to as KDWP is a part of the Kakinada Port. Apart from the KDWP, the Kakinada Port also houses the Kakinada Anchorage Port and the Kakinada Fishing Harbor and Ship-Breaking Unit. This project of KDWP was initially started by the Government of…

Video Discussion Questions Behind the Scenes: “Our World Turned to Water” 1. Author Lauren Tarshis calls the flood in Louisiana “devastating.” What details in the first section of the video (0:10 to 0:48) help you understand how the flood was devastating? It was the first major disaster after hurricane sandy. 2. According to Tarshis, why is it important to share stories of people who have gone through difficult experiences? So that we an connect to thdm even though we are not living in…

The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives is a South Asian island country which located in the Indian Ocean. Maldives lies on southwest of India and Sri Lanka. The chain of 26 atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the South. The Maldives is one of the world’s most geographically dispersed countries, and the smallest Asian country by both land area and population. The Maldives has an area of less than 300 square kilometers and a total coastline of…

A hurricane is an intense storm with very high winds. It is characterized by how fast its winds speeds are and how bad the storm is (“Hurricane.”). There were four category 5 Hurricanes in 2005, the most that were in record for an Atlantic hurricane season, and Hurricane Katrina was one of them. Hurricane Katrina was a very disastrous event that occurred in New Orleans. The hurricane was a very effective one but not as effective as Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Katrina did various amounts of damage…