Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the Gulf Coast on August 29‚ but first touched down in Florida a few days earlier. In Florida the storm was only a Category 1 and caused minimal damage to people and the environment. However‚ the well documented damage caused in Alabama‚ Mississippi‚ and Louisiana was one of the greatest natural disasters to ever strike the United States. While much of the Gulf Coast was adversely affected by the hurricane‚ the majority of damage to human life and the environment
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owner of the company‚ Kenneth R. Fineburg‚ said that he was going to help and compensate the victims of the oil spill. Commercials and speeches were made about his plans to pay back for the damage and loss of wages that his company had caused the Gulf of Mexico and victims. The second theory will be functionalism. Functionalism is the relationship between parts of society. In this situation‚ the society came together and fought to be compensated to get their lost wages back. Claiming they
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Happy Birthday History August 3 is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the calendar. There are 150 days remaining until the end of the year. Many different and interesting things happened on August 3rd. Some things that happened were my birthday and a couple historical things. The first thing that happened was in 1492. It was when Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera‚ Spain. Christopher Colombus was an explorer and navigator who was born in Italy. On the evening
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over 37 countries. It has a sizeable presence in India History of United Spirits 1857 - Mr. Thomas Leishman formed United Breweries Ltd. 1947 - Mr. Vittal Mallya became the first Chairman of Indian Origin. 1974 - International beer exports began to Aden and Middle East. 1983 - Dr. Vijay Mallya became the Chairman of the UB group. History of United Spirits o 2006 : United Spirits acquired of Bouvet Ladubay SAS‚ a Company in France engaged in manufacture of wines. This acquisition has been made
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1. COMPANY DESCRIPTION Gulf Overseas is a recruitment and Manpower outsourcing organization that offers professional domestic services. They deal with daily or post construction cleaning. They recruit cleaning staff that have specialized in different cleaning and organizing tasks that cover the sitting rooms‚ bathrooms‚ kitchens and even mosques. They guarantee quality-cleaning services from the team of dedicated cleaners at the preferred regular intervals the client will request. To ensure
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The gulf of Tonkin incident. An American destroyer‚ the USS Maddox was attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats while it was making some intelligence reconnaissance missions in the gulf of Tonkin. Americans took this as a serious act of war. North Vietnamese actions violated the UN charter‚ which enable president Johnson to pass this event to congress. Johnson wanted to intervene militarily in Vietnam but needed the approval of the congress. The congress approved‚ through the Gulf of Tonkin
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Operation Desert Storm: The Rise of Air Defense Operation Desert Storm‚ commonly known as the Gulf War was a prime example of a U.S. allied response leading to their success against Iraq’s attempt to overrun the small country of Kuwait. Kuwait’s new reign of salvation in 1991 introduced a new age of military technology. Both Aerial and ground combat were applied in nearly all battles within Iraq resulting in few American casualties. Desert Storm laid down the foundation for Air Defense operations
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– see Gulf “Dead Zone” below and worldwide map of reported dead zones 2 • Oil: e.g Exxon Valdez spill‚ BP Macondo Well blowout • Toxic chemicals: organic compounds‚ heavy metals (e.g. mercury)‚ radioactive material • Sediments: our greatest pollutant by volume • Heat: cooling-tower water discharge can produce significant environmental change‚ beneficial if planned (e.g. Lake Konawa‚ OK) 3 Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone The most severe nutrient pollution issue in U.S. is Gulf Coast “Dead
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category 5 hurricane. 10. The relationship between Sea Surface Temperature and Hurricane intensity is direct. As the SST increases‚ so does a hurricane’s intensity. An example of this is Hurricane Katrina. As Katrina traveled into the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico‚ its power and damage grew until it was labeled a category 5 hurricane. This is because the warm waters of the ocean reduce the air pressure‚ leading to stronger winds‚ producing more water vapor‚ causing conviction‚ which in turn intensifies
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compare the foreign policies of Kuwait and Egypt‚ and discuss any similarities and the definite differences between them. Kuwait is a small country with a population of just over one and a half million people. It is located at the head of the Persian Gulf‚ which is strategically a crucial area in the geopolitics of our time‚ in world affairs. It is precisely because of this prime location that Kuwait is vulnerable. The advantages of its wealth have also brought some misfortune on Kuwait‚ in the form
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