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    Texas Oil Boom

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    The discovery of oil in Texas created a very large social impact. Men in Texas became very rich; in fact Texas was the richest state in the country! The discovery of oil also made a tremendous impact on education and racial issues. Lastly the oil boom created many jobs outside of the industry. Universities in Texas such as, Texas A&M and Texas University became very wealthy courtesy to the oil boom. The University of Texas acquired 2,000,000 acres of land in 1883. They received this land in a…

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    Venezuelan Culture

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    Imagine for a second if you could pay your semester by paying only six teen USD. That is the reality for most of the Venezuelan people who are studying abroad. A grant that is given by just being a Venezuelan citizen. A Venezuelan government institution that is paying almost everything of the fees of every Venezuelan that is abroad. This government institution named CADIVI (according to its initials Currency Administration Commission) gives the opportunity for Venezuelans to study abroad for…

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    First and foremost, clearing of toxic waste will never be completely, absolutely, 100% eradicated. As with everything in life, there will always be room for error when disposing of waste. The precautions and heavy regulations put upon businesses and companies that handle toxins and chemicals detrimental to our environment are made to limit the chance of error. In almost all cases, every step is made to prevent events such as oil, chemical, and waste spills. When those regulations are not fully…

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    Metal Roof Research Paper

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    Considering A New Metal Roof? Know About These X Benefits Of Metal Before You Buy Has the time come to finally get a new roof for your home? If so, you may have been put off to the idea of a metal roof. Many homeowner have misconceptions about what a metal roof is actually like for a home, and associate it with being used for businesses. Metal roofs are quite versatile, and can be a great choice for a home for the following reasons. Metal Is Durable Your asphalt shingles may have failed…

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    Essay On Welding Career

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    I picked welding for my career because; I wanted to do something that I thought I could never do in my life. I didn’t think welding was for women but, I learned that women can do anything a man can do to achieve what they want in life. Welding is a great career choice me with a welding skill I can travel the world as a welder, meet new people and even learn more ways on how to weld. As a welder you can make up to $50,000 or more per year depending on which type of welding you are doing. There…

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    Currently the Southport volunteer fire department is experiencing major issues that are impacting the department. The department is struggling to figure out how to resolve major issues. These issues resolve around how can the volunteer fire department better serve the citizens in the Village of Southport and the Town of Fairfield. This requires the department to focus on working towards its mission and strategic goals. The mission of the fire department is to protect the lives and property of…

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    Hydraulic fracking is a procedure where rocks beneath the earth are injected with water, sand, and chemicals which in result cause the flow of natural gases and oil. The government uses fracking as a beneficial tool to obtain gases and oil. Although, fracking procedures can cause long span risk. I Brandon, as a member of Gov. Wolfe’s cabinet, vote against hydraulic fracking should be banned in the state of Pennsylvania because it is harming the environment, causes public health issues, and…

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    At Hanford, because of concerns about nuclear accidents and Cold War security constraints, the complex was situated on over 670 square miles of open, unoccupied land, as such, the natural environment of flora and fauna was free to exist with little to no threat of disturbance from humans. All of this ecological activity was of course in the shadow of one of the world’s most [potentially] dangerous, toxic, and hazardous industrial complexes…

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    Crude Oil

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    fails to acknowledge a few practicalities. For instance, he centers his arguments on the evil side of oil and does not appreciate the benefits that come with being an oil-rich country. Some of the advantages include easy accessibility of the scarce natural resource within the country, improved infrastructure to transport the oil, cheaper oil prices for the locals and availability of a wide variety of industries that are linked to oil and its by-products (Ross, 2007). From his book, we can infer…

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    Lives and millions of dollars are also the cost of fossil fuels in the Middle East. Terrorist groups such as ISIS thrive on the world's dependency for oil. ISIS stands for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. They are an extremist military group under corrupted Shar'ah law and the Shi'ah Islamic sect. They control 2/3rd of Syria's petroleum pockets. Using this oil, they act as a broker to small and privately owned refineries. The US has bombed the majority of these refineries, but they continue to…

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