Kerosene

Macondo was not the first oil spill accident in offshore platforms, and will not be the last either. The resulting explosions and fire led to the deaths of 11 individuals, serious physical injuries to 17 others, the evacuation of 115 individuals from the rig, the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon well, and massive marine and coastal damage from a reported 210 million barrels of released hydrocarbons. Other notable oil spill accident is the explosion of Oil well Ixtoc 1 in the Bay of Campeche in…

Maria Ponn Sindhuja. P II MA English Literature PG & Research Department of English Holy Cross College Trichy Use of Mythical Elements in Bharati Mukherjee’s Jasmine Bharati Mukherjee was born in Calcutta and moved to Canada and then to U.S.A. She has written numerous articles. She has two non-fiction books, seven novels, and two short story collections to her credit. Mukherjee lives in America, she not only has practiced the American culture but has imbibed it. She is a diasporic writer, but…

people. (STEWE-2) Najmah shows many symptoms of PTSD, “I am too sad, knowing that it will never be again as it once was...The night before the death of my mother and Habib flashes before me, and I don't even see Bibi Nusrat in the golden light of the kerosene lamp” (Staples 223-224). This is a severe symptom of the disorder that Najmah is experiencing, it is a flashback. She is seeing the tragedy that caused her PTSD over again. (SIP-B) While Nusrat’s symptoms were not as big as Najmah's, she…

In the nineteenth century, one thousand five hundred oil companies sprung up and oil became the most dominant fuel, becoming a crucial part of the United States’ economy. Oil was used for oil lamps and kerosene lamps. In oil machinery, oil was used as fuel for industrial heating and power, which caused an oil industry boom during the Industrial Revolution. However, the wide distribution of oil was available due to one man, John D. Rockefeller. John D. Rockefeller was the founder of the Standard…

Middle East with a large access to other countries through the air, land and sea. It is located in the middle of oil and petroleum products shipping channel (BH, 2017). These products such as crude oil, cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel and motor oil. For instance; ASRY; is the first and the best Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company have been established in 1977, it is a unique and the most experienced facility in the Arabian Gulf for marine repair (BH,…

Norman Bethune Significance should not be determined by what someone has done, but rather the impact that they have made and how they changed the world around them. Norman Bethune largely impacted the way medical care is today, and saved many lives with his compassion towards the wounded and struggling. Norman Bethune was born in Gravenhurst, Ontario on March 3 1890. Growing up in the safety of Canadian borders, Bethune had little exposure to any war going on in the world around him. He grew up…

The Industrial Revolution took place during the late 18th and 19th century. The Industrial Revolution took place not only in Europe but in the United States as well. The Industrial Revolution not only benefited the economy but also improved the economy. This occurred by the production of factories that helped increased the amount of jobs created, the development of new technologies and machinery that helped changed the way products were being developed and also increasing the amount of…

Vietnam War Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War was a commitment of 30 military advisors which was later increased to about 7,000 over a decade. Australia’s commitment was increased because of the Menzies government’s decision in 1965 to try and protect South Vietnam. Australia’s commitment was due to the alliance with the USA under the ANZUS treaty. The Australian troops were based in Vung Tau but undertook missions throughout the Phuoc Tuy province. Australians involvement in…

In a society that outlaws books, you’d assume every citizen would want to rebel against this rule. However, most people in Ray Bradbury’s fictional society in the novel Fahrenheit 451 blindfully accept this and follow to the government’s orders. This is slightly similar to our society in the positive ways of how we challenge those that don’t want us to form our own thoughts, as well in the ways that technology has unfortunately glued us to our phones. However, there are some differences between…

Question 1 Part A: General Topic Properties of stainless steel • Corrosion resistant • Good tensile strength • Good low and high temperature service • Appearance • Hygienic • Has a respectable friction coefficient Corrosion resistant Stainless steel has a chromium-rich rust protective oxide thin film on the surface known as a passive layer, in which prevents corrosion by blocking oxygen diffusion to enter the passive layer and spreads rust into the internal material. As seen in Figure 1,…