Drilling for oil in Alaska‚ specifically its North Slope region continues to be a controversial topic amongst environmentalists‚ politicians and the oil industry. The North Slope is home to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge‚ as well as the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field and the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4‚ the first oil-drilling site in the state. The government established the 12-million acre Reserve No. 4 in 1923 as a way to supply oil for ensuring national security. There are many arguments for and
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The news of the find was announced by the University of Alaska in a press release (http://news.uaf.edu/museum-excavates-first-elasmosaur-specimen-alaska/)‚ on the 22nd of this month. The fossil was found in the Talkeetna Mountain area by a several people‚ one of which included Anchorage based fossil collector‚ Curvin Metzler. After the initial find‚ Dr
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Looking for Alaska Themes Friendship The novel opens with Miles’s going away party where only two acquaintances of Miles attend. With no true friends from his old school‚ Miles moves to Culver Creek. At first Miles is hesitant with his friendships - awkwardly unable to engage and unsure of whom to follow – but he slowly learns to be himself around his new friends. We learn that Miles values his new friendships by the way that he strictly adheres to the Colonel’s “no ratting” policy and shares both
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name “Alaska” is of Native American origin‚ meaning “Great Land.” Alaska Young is without a doubt the most complex character in the book. The name Alaska fits her because there is so much about her and to figure out‚ like a great land. "Little kids can dial 911. They do it all the time. Give me the wine‚" she said‚ deadpan and emotionless.” (Green 150). This shows that she is a very complicated person. Alaska is submersed in Guilt‚ and blame because of her mother’s death. Because of this‚ Alaska becomes
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April 9‚ 1585 - Ralegh’s second expedition took place. ( P.68) April 27‚ 1584 - First two ships left the west coast of England to West Indies. (P.41) QUESTION 3 - Dorothy - One of Ralegh’s ships that took on the first expedition. (P.39) - Tiger - Elizabeth’s ship that would take on the second expedition. (P.65) - Roanoke Island - the Island discovered by Amadas and Barlow on their first expedition to the new world. (P.55) - Question
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In the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green‚ one of the main characters‚ Alaska Young‚ is involved in a fatal car accident. Following her death‚ the world religions teacher‚ Dr. Hyde‚ asks his class to interpret the question she posed for an essay: “How will we ever get out of this labyrinth of suffering?” This is the biggest clue that leads the reader to believe her car crash was not an accident (Constantakis). Other clues are how openly Alaska brings up dying‚ such as when she states the reason
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Clown fish are remarkable creatures from their origin‚ to the habitat they live in‚ and even the way they reproduce. With their vibrant orange and white colors they are one of the most unique fish ever to be researched. They live in the most dangerous depths of water‚ with the sea anemone which they are always seen to be with. The Clown Fish also known as Anemonefish come from all over from the tropical Pacific Ocean‚ Red Sea‚ Indian Ocean‚ and the Australian Great Barrier Reef. They live near a
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family a lifetime’s worth of fun and adventure is the state of Alaska: a place filled with vast national parks‚ numerous and exhilarating activities to partake in‚ comfortably warm hotels and restaurants to visit during the colder parts of the year‚ and spectacular mountains to climb and ski on in the winter. As mentioned before‚ there are indeed many vast national parks filled with lush‚ green forests to visit in the state of Alaska‚ such as the renowned and widely-known park‚ Denali
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Oil Drilling in Alaska There is believed to be between 5.7 and 16 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil in Alaska. The only thing holding us back from drilling there because it would damage a protected national wildlife refuge in the act killing many animals. The controversy of whether to drill there or not has been going on since around 1977. The last two presidents we had were on different sides of how they felt about the drilling. There are many positives to drilling in Alaska but for every
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II. The Company’s Internal Strengths and Weaknesses Tibiao Fish Spa as a newly established industry in Tibiao‚ Antique aims to provide a one-of-a-kind experience by combining the relaxing and exfoliating effects of fishes nibbling on a person’s layer of dead skin. This new kind of body treatment is considered to be totally safe‚ fun‚ and very effective. But along their way‚ the business also encountered different problems and achievements that could be consider as primary sources of their internal
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