Environmental Impacts of the Gulf War Our countries recent endeavor into Iraq has shown that it has learned and will try to control the destruction that has devastated Iraq's natural habitat. In the first Gulf War our world became aware of the true impact that armed conflicts can have on ...

The oil spill which rapidly swept the nation with damaging effects for several months was an enormously controversial issue that appeared in media sources from coast to coast. In late April when the catastrophe occurred, the world was not at all ready for what was soon to come. Initially to stop the...

Our Economic Future When I first decided to take this class I felt there was not much that when into the predictions of stock prices and the future of your economy. It is clear now that there are at least six different factors that contribute to the movement of our capital markets. At th...

"Petroleum is the most important fossil fuel in the modern industrial world" (Craig, 2001). Petroleum, a base for many types of fuel and lubricants, is nonrenewable resource. One day, we will have no more oil; but until that day comes, earth's inhabitants will have to buy and sell t...

Muckraking or Muck-faking Former United States president Theodore Roosevelt, first coined the term muckraking, or as referred to today "investigative reporting." The president had intended the term to be disdainful, but it became a badge of honor among journalist. Magazines began ...

Oil Junkies Watch the Dragon Burn Trends of an Addict The distressing fashion over the past quarter century's economic oil dependence from Middle Eastern and other oil producing countries should be so apparent that Ray Charles could see it. Our ever-increasing costs and demands of mi...

The shock to financial markets from the devastating plane attacks in the United States could have huge repercussions for an already-fragile world economy. Stock markets around the world plunged and oil prices soared after two planes crashed into the World Trade Centre in New York and another plane s...

Aftermath of 9/11 Terrorism has become a huge problem in the world today, you can see it everyday in the news and when it happens it seems to change our everyday life dramatically. On September 11, 2001 a terrorist organization know as Al-Qaeda put in motion the largest terrorist attack agains...

From the year 1968 to the present there were many events which either traumatized the world or provided a stepping stone for the different areas of success. Technology vastly affected and promoted the competition of the two most diverse systems in the world. Better known as the cold war, the c...

OPEC OPEC affects the American economy. It influences the economy due to oil consumption of many Americans. We use oil in everyday life. It is used in cars and jobs all across the United States. Many machineries use oil to power our electrical appliances. Since most young Americans don&a...

The Earth is facing two major issues with regards to its carrying capacity and over-population. Society continues to populate the Earth while the average life expectancy continues to rise. The Earth can only support a set amount of humans before its resources are used up. As well as the Earth&apo...

If an entrepreneur pitched the next big idea as bottled air, many individuals in today's society would likely laugh. This was likely the same response to the idea of mass-produced bottled water several decades ago and yet, this trend is taking the world by storm. Unfortunately, it is not only a tren...

The national history of Iran is one marked by turmoil and conflict, due mostly in part to foreign influences. As the country grappled for self-rule under the leadership of Mossadegh, Britain, and America each tried to intervene with different motives. In the aftermath of World War Two and the rise o...

After watching both Fahrenheit 9/11 and Fahrenhype 9/11, then after doing some research of my own, I have come to the conclusion Michael Moore is the most un-American, cruel, and dishonest people in the whole of the U.S. This paper is solely designed to discredit Michael Moore and his gang of comm...

With all the topics circulating the media about the issues in the United States, many go unnoticed by the general public through the excuse of lack of relevance to the individual. The fuel crisis America is currently going through is not one of the ones to be pushed aside so quickly; it affects the ...

Luke BarnekowPub Speaking aE" 7th hourFebruary 13, 2001INTRODUCTIONI. Everyday the United States uses nineteen million barrels of oil. Is it possible for us to ever become independent from the Middle Eastern nations that supply us with that oil?A. We could supply ourselves.B. We could implement ...

Natural resources, business management, and capital and technology all played a major role in the development of industrial America from 1865 to 1900. Many industries in the U.S. including oil, salt, sugar, tobacco, and meatpacking were highly stimulated. Competition soared and that's when these fun...

The United States are facing two problems. They are running out of fuel and the exhaust from vehicles is making the ozone layer diminish. The American citizens are going to have to find a way to preserve fuel and at the same time, save the ozone layer. We must find a way to improve society a...

Desert Storm life on the edge A war to some that many feel came unresolved. United States armed forces recaptured Kuwait the strategic target that we set out for. At what cost did the United States capture that infamous target. A close cousin of mine named Rick Calderon was involved in the Deser...

My Space While stationed on board the USS Underwood FFG 36. I was assigned to work in Auxiliary Machinery Room number one. This space was the smallest engine room on the ship it contained several vital pieces of equipment to the ships operation. This space was located two decks below the main dec...

The Fuel Emissions Reduction Act Pollution in the United States is getting worse and worse by the day. Poor air quality is a serious issue and health risk in cities throughout the country. The main source of the pollution problem is our transportation. Cars produce roughly one half of the pollut...

Main Elements for a Pacific War Japan had several reasons to declare war on the US and several other countries, both diplomatically and militarily. Here I will discuss a few of them. Oil: Oil was very important to the Japanese. With their small surface area and lack of natural resources, Ja...

Hardin 1Brooke English 111March 26,2004Drilling for Oil in the Artic National Wildlife RefugeRemaining controversial since its conception, the Artic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) was signed into federal law by President Richard Nixon in 1973(Krasnow). The ANWR is composed of nineteen million acre...

John Davison Rockefeller has been accused by many as being a Robber Baron over the past century. He created the most powerful corporation the United States had ever seen: The Standard Oil Company. He began Standard Oil in 1865 and by 1881, it was comprised of more than forty other companies. In 1882...

The Persian Gulf War has turned out to be the most controversial war in recent history. It occurred in August 1990 when Iraqi forces occupied Kuwait because they claimed to have owned them after their release for independence from Britain. The United States led an international coalition of forces t...