Persian Gulf

Historical information on the situations that occurred prior to the passing of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. On August 2, 1964, the destroyer USS Maddox, while performing a signals intelligence patrol as part of DESOTO operations, was pursued by three North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats. The Maddox, in response, fired 3 warning shots and the North Vietnamese boats then attacked with torpedoes and machine gun fire. In the exchange, 1 U.S. aircraft was damaged, three north Vietnamize torpedo…

The transition from high school to postsecondary education can be a stressful time for students. Many try their best at maintaining all their responsibilities as a student including their social, professional and academic lives. Students attending universities often report being overwhelmed or overly stressed, ranging from moderate to severe stress that can be difficult to deal with (Sax, 1997). In past studies, researchers believed that both men and women have differences in the way they deal…

Isle of Dogs: A Delightful Dose of Dogs Isle of Dogs takes place 20 years in the future, where the japanese city of Megasaki is ruled by the cat loving Kobayashi dynasty, which has banished all dogs to live on an island of trash. This leads 12-year Atari (Koyu Rankin) to venture to the island to find his deported guard dog, Spots(Liev Schreiber). Upon his arrival, a group of dogs (Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban) agree to accompany Atari across the Isle…

Introduction and Program Description This project is based upon the knowledge of undergrad college students living in Eagle Hall at Florida Gulf Coast University. The purpose of our project is to make the college students aware of the Zika virus and give them ways to prevent contracting Zika. Mainly Zika is a vector (mosquitoes) spread virus and it is becoming a prevalent virus in Florida, so it is important to inform fellow students. Our goal is to educate these students on how to prevent the…

today. This natural hazard quite literally blew everyone’s expectations away. Despite the warnings and alerts, no one could anticipate the worst natural disaster in the United States history. Hurricane Katrina brought devastation and destruction to the Gulf Coast region in a ghastly fashion. Katrina first began as a tropical depression that morphed into a tropical storm and finally, a hurricane. It was a storm that was carefully watched and predicted for over…

improvement taken by immigrants can help grasp an idea of how immigration affects states like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar among others who are part of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) take advantage of the economic needs of immigrants. These Gulf States have an economy based on oil production and exports. Countries that are part of the Gulf States are among the richest and most powerful countries in the world, hence the largest guest worker program in the world, this program receives…

The Gulf War oil spill caused a major change in the Persian Gulf habitat. With the spilling of oil in the Persian Gulf, it led to the unsafe habitat that it was in the early 90’s. The oils that were spilled in the Persian Gulf during the Gulf War caused many animals that depended on the Persian Gulf to migrate due to the oil’s effect on the habitat. The problem behind the Gulf War oil spill is that it made the Persian Gulf an unsafe habitat for animals that depended on the gulf for food or for…

Eastern country, bordered by Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It is also bordered by the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea.1 Iran is also within proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, a heavily traveled, narrow passageway that measures 21 miles at its narrowest point, and separates the Gulf of Oman from the Persian Gulf.2 The total land mass is 1,531,595 square kilometers, making it roughly the size of the state of Alaska, and around two…

The Gulf War Even though most people would not consider the Gulf War as a major war, and would not even know much of its existence. Hundreds of thousands of people, civilians, soldiers, and even children died because of it. Just by reading it from a textbook, most people will have a completely different perspective that the soldiers and witnesses of the war. The Gulf War, the fighter planes used, the U.S allies, the many unfortunate casualties of both sides, and how it change the world…

system” to support the empire’s administration. These deputies could replace their superiors whenever needed to ensure flexible and resilient. While the Persian Empire had 23 governors followed the “Satrapy system.” Each Satrap, known as governor, administered the region, a general supervised military, and a state secretary kept official records. The Persian was the first to attempt to govern many different racial groups on the principle of equal responsibilities and rights…