1988‚ killing 167 men‚ with only 59 survivors. The death toll includes 2 crewmen of a rescue vessel. Total insured loss was about £1.7 billion (US$ 3.4 billion). The generation and utilities module‚ which included the fireproofed accommodation block‚ slipped into the sea. The largest part of the platform followed it; the whole accident took place in 22 minutes. That was the end of Piper Alpha. What went wrong? The fishbone diagram identifies some possible cause and effect. METHOD/PROCEDURE
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF PROSTITUTION INTRODUCTION Legally‚ Prostitution is the sale of sexual services. The services may consist of any sexual acts‚ including those which do not involve copulation. While payment may be any nonsexual consideration‚ most commonly it is the form of "money". Prostitution is said to be one of the “oldest profession in the world”. Most people do the jobs they do only for the money‚ not because they actually enjoy "the work" enough to continue doing it even without a
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Since ever the public started raising concerns about the effects associated with smoking‚ it has been an uphill task to those who are addicted to smoking to quit. As a result‚ several companies have been manufacturing cessation products; gum‚ nicotine patches etc. The latest product that has been introduced to help people quit smoking is e-cigarette also known as electronic cigarette. An e-cigarette looks like real cigarette even you emit smoke just like normal cigarettes‚ but they don’t contain
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Drug Use: Cause and Effect You hear about more and more people using drugs these days‚ particularly prescription drugs. Doctors may prescribe these drugs to you and you may think they are helping but‚ what you don’t know is how they may change a normal functioning person into an addict. These drugs are habit forming and can seriously harm you‚ even kill you. For Years people go to the doctor for one reason or another. Some doctors prescribe pills that can sometimes be more damaging than helpful
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antiretroviral treatment reduces the risk of death and complications from the disease‚ these medications are expensive and may be associated with side effects. Genetic research indicates that HIV originated in West-central Africa during the early twentieth century. AIDS was first recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1981 and its cause—HIV infection—was identified in the early part of the decade. Since its discovery‚ AIDS has caused nearly 30 million deaths (as of 2009). As
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The Cause and Effects of Inflation Chris Hinman Most people are aware that inflation is a continuing rise in the general level of prices‚ but it is also important to know the causes and effects of inflation as well. It is also important to understand that inflation is self-sustaining and can act as a snowball effect. Consumers expecting a rise in prices may increase spending‚ causing the market prices to rise. In the periods of higher prices‚ producers may be more inclined to increase wages
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The Causes and Effects of Divorce About fifty percent of American marriages end up in divorce. Young couples who are twenty and younger are the highest percentage when it comes to divorce rates. When someone gets a divorce and they get married later there usually is another divorce later on. Men are more likely to file for divorce than women‚ as shown in research. There are many reasons as to why married couples decide on getting a divorce. One of the most known causes as to why married couples
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Scientific contemporary issues: The causes and effects of air pollutants There are many different air pollutants created from many different sources. Sources of air pollution range from car exhaust emissions (Carbon dioxide‚ Carbon monoxide‚ Nitrogen Dioxide‚ Lead & particulate matter)‚ industrial sources such as factories‚ power plants and refineries (Sulphur dioxide‚ Nitrogen dioxide‚ Carbon monoxide‚ carbon dioxide etc) air-conditioning and refrigeration (CFCs). Natural sources also
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The Cause and Effect of Pornography Nessa Perez COMM 105 March. 16‚ 2010 Rebecca Coleman The Cause and Effect of Pornography “Pornography is a multi-billion industry so powerful it drives the direction of much media technology.” (Jensen‚ 2007) The annual revenue in pornography business is $12 billion here in America and $57 billion worldwide. According to the reports every second more than 28 thousand-Internet users are viewing pornography and typically do it during working days. Although
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The concept of cause and effect is present everything one encounters in life. Whether it is a chemical reaction‚ climate‚ or even us‚ as human beings can influence along being influenced by various factors that individuals encounter in the journey called life. These factors majorly credit to be our past actions afflicting our present selves. In the novel‚ the Great Gatsby‚ this is present in various characters. First of all‚glancing this with the main protagonist/narrator‚ Nick Caraway. Nick encounters
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