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Korea 1950, under American leadership, the United nations went into war for the first time. What began as a conflict between rival regimes between North and South Korea, turned into a confrontation between East and West, threatening to escalate into a third world war. The allied forces became embroiled in a war unlike any they have known, yet, for the Americans it served as a military rehearsal, for one, they would come to know, in Vietnam. Reminiscent to the First World War, it started in…

‘Environmental Impact Assessment Process for Oil, Gas and Mining Projects in Nigeria: A Critical Analysis’. Law, Environment and Development Journal, pp. 35. [Online]. Available at: http://www.lead-journal.org/content/14035.pdf [Accessed: 11/09/2017]. KHORSANDI, J., 2011. ‘SUMMARY OF VARIOUS RISK–MITIGATING…

Native American nomads of the frozen north Inuit are a people that live in the frozen artic and sub artic lands of north America, like Canada and Alaska they even live in other parts of the world like Siberia and Greenland. They are one of the hundreds of tribes that live in North America today. Between the United States and Canada there are over a thousand tribes that call these lands home. Throughout history the Native American all across the continent of North America developed and adapted…

April 15, 2017, the North Korean government launched a missile test which failed just seconds after being deployed. The weekend of April 15 became extremely tense internationally, especially between the United States and North Korea. The United States had the fear North Korea would be testing not only ballistic missiles but conducting nuclear tests. The United States government has been on its toes speculating that North Korea will begin launching its sixth nuclear-weapons test soon. The United…

China’s main policy issues. 2.1 South and East China seas sovereignty. The problem: Territorial disputes between the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunel, and Malaysia in the South portion of the sea, while Taiwan and Japan on the East part. In addition, China insists on solving their conflicts bilaterally, and so far, they will not comply with external authorities like the international standards set by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Value of the disputed areas: Besides maritime…

Yu Ri Kim Yk6636 Reaction Paper 1 Assignment Jeju or Cheju Island is a one of the biggest island in South Korea and very famous for their beautiful scenery, food, and the unique culture. However, under the beautiful scenes there’s a dark history - Jeju April Uprising. It is one of the most brutal and bloodiest history in South Korea, but yet history repeats itself and currently Gangjeong villagers are going through a similar violence. Jeju April Uprising is also called Jeju Massacre due…

Tang Dynasty forces, unifying the Korean Peninsula for the first time, in 676. Although this unification led to rapid economic growth and prosperity, conflict continued both from within the Korean Peninsula and from the threat of the Chinese to the North. Over the next millennium, Korea remained generally unified under two more kingdoms, Goryeo (now Korea) and Joseon. In 1910 an empowered Japan, seeking economic benefit, made Imperial Korea a Japanese colony. The Japanese pillaged the peninsula…

Response: One of the major operation challenges in the E&P industries are stuck pipe incidents which usually lead to a considerable amount of lost time and associated costs. The increases in drilling activity, drilling in depleted and higher risk reservoirs leads to an increased risk of stuck pipe. As we can observe in this case for this NOC, the greatest impact is when the drilling performance is Non-Productive Time (NPT). We know that around 25% of the NPT is regarded to stuck pipe and this…

historically been rather unstable, they have booming agricultural and manufacturing industries. Mexico’s government has gone through periods of political turmoil and control by single parties. Overall, the country is unique within both Latin America and the North American continent. Mexico borders the United States on its northern side and Guatemala and Belize on its southern side. It has a varied landscape of high rugged mountains and plateaus and low coastal plains and deserts, and covers…

Atlantic City, in modern times, is regarded by many to be a failing city. However, as its rather famous status suggests, the city was not always so bad. At one time, economic forces like tourism propelled the city to amazing heights. The city’s infrastructure, community, and industries all lead to a bustling economy. The condition of the city is not a random draw, of course; it has ups and downs that correlate with the success of its economy. Seemingly, the level of economic success that the…