Essays on Ships

The average American requires a yearly movement of 57 tons of cargo to cater for all of their activities. In 2016, the freight transportation system handled nearly 16 billion tons of raw materials and consumer goods. All this movement is vital in supporting economic activities around the country. All the shipments including fresh produce, express packages among others require an extensive system comprising millions of vehicles supported by sophisticated information technology and managed by a big labor force. The USA is the largest consumer market in the world thus a need for a robust system to oversee the movement ...

It was in 1839 when England and China went to war. The British were upset because the Chinese authorities closed its drug trafficking racket and shut down the country’s dope. The Qing Dynasty which was established by the Manchurians back in 1644, made the borders of China bigger and even reached Taiwan, Tibet, and Uighur Empire. However the Qing Dynasty refused the Western ambassadors because they could not accept the Qing Dynasty as its superior. Foreigners and trade ships were not allowed to enter China except in Canton. Foreigners could trade their goods in Guangzhou in exchange for ...

In each of the following situations, please select which mode of transportation studied this week would be the most advantageous. Explain your answer. [8A, 8B, 8C]

Sending 350 40-foot containers from Shanghai, China to Los Angeles, California.

Maritime transport is the best for these kinds of shipments because ships can fill a given container or what is known as full container load (FCL) (Rushton, Croucher, & Baker, 2014, p. 391). Additionally, container ships can accommodate stackable cargo, which will be prepared using a stowage plan (Rushton, Croucher, & Baker, 2014, p. 393). There is also the possibility of reduced damage in products, which may be caused when using other types of cargoes. ...

In this paper, we will explore the psychological impacts of two human-made disasters. One that happened during the First World War, and the other one is a recent terrorist attack in Paris, in 2015. The Lusitania Disaster was an attack from the German army to a British ship liner coming from New York to Liverpool, UK. The terrorist attack in Paris however was not a war attack, so people were not expecting anything as such. However, it can be argued that we are on a war today, that begun by several attacks of radical Islamic groups against the West. ...

Battle of Columbus 16 April 1865

Battle of Columbus 16 April 1865

Introduction

The Battle of Columbus happens to be the final battle of the Civil War. On the Easter of 1865, a day after the assassination of President Lincoln by a Marylander, the Battle of Columbus took place in Columbus, Georgia. The Civil War revolved around the idea of white supremacy and privilege and the need to justify the rights of the slaves in the nation. The Union triumph in the Battle of Nashville allowed for the General George H. Thomas to order General James H. Wilson to rally forward into the Deep South and ...

The primary difference between the speeches President Woodrow Wilson gave before Congress in January 1917 and January 1918 was his tone. Naturally, the tone that a president uses has a deep influence on a broad range of circumstances. While the focus of both speeches was the ongoing conflict in Europe and what the United States could do to help facilitate its resolution; the tone of the 1917 speech was more idealistic, hopeful and indefinite, and the 1918 speech was more practical, pessimistic and direct. In the 1917 speech, Wilson illustrated his hopefulness on the belief that the warring parties ...

There is not a single best way to reduce the deficit in the country by 60% in the next 8 years. The short as well as long-term consequences of spending cuts and tax increases must be considered. The possible way is however the combination of both. With cutting the spending and increasing the taxes the reduction of economic growth can be seen. However, the economic deficit must be reduced because of the current increasing interest costs and spending among others on Social Security, and health insurance and it is estimated to grow to about 100% by the year 2035 ( ...

How the world shrinks

The primitive era saw the world coming together in the 15th and 16th century whereby there were a shift and movement of kingdoms all around the world. The example of Angola stands as an important one as it saw a movement of the Europeans into Angola and the surrounding areas. There was a better system of administration, judiciary, and management in the country after the Europeans entered the country, and it led to its betterment. To name the areas as primitive only means, there was a lack of available options for improving the societal conditions, and when the country ...

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Introduction The Boston Tea Party was an important episode in the history of America which gave way to the American War of Independence. This war was fought to highlight the oppressive measures by Britain, or the mother country as it was known. The Boston Tea Party is the reaction to the attitude of Britain towards its American colonies. According to TH Breen, ordinary people in predominantly rural communities were the highlight of the ensuing American Revolution (Carp, 421). This essay begins with the non-importation agreement in Boston. This is followed by the lapse of the ...

Divide Waters: The Naval History of the Civil War

Historical accounts often define important milestones for the human society. It is a creed that Ivan Musicant’s book Divided Waters: The Naval History of the Civil War lives up to as it defines a watershed moment not only in the history of America’s naval operations but also in all other aspects of its human development. The book gives a detailed overview of America’s naval operations during the period of the civil war. Ivan Musicant’s ability to paint such a vivid picture of the events at the time is aided by the use of both primary ...

The U-505 is a 750 ton German submarine what was built by the Nazi regime for the Kriegsmarine (German navy). The U-boats were highly effective for Germany as they destroyed many of the ships carrying food and other essentials to Britain. Britain relied heavily on these materials form North America and German success on the seas would have meant that Britain would starve before the end of the war. The capture of U-505 on the 4th of June, 1944 proved to be highly favorable for the allied forces in many ways. The capture of U-505 German submarine meant that ...

Until late in the civil war, the Confederate blockade-runners were highly effective in sustaining the Confederacy. As had been orchestrated by the confederate, the blockade-runners served the interests of the Confederacy as they serviced the southern economy. One of the key reasons the Confederate blockade-runners were able to serve the interests of the Confederacy for the better part of the civil war undetected was that they were used in the guise of individual ships as opposed to confederate ships. Officially, the ships belonged to private individuals, although every party in the civil war knew that the ships were headed ...

Introduction

World War 1 also known as Great War started in the year July 1914 and continued till November 1918 killing more than 17 million people. The war started due to various reasons and there were different events that led to fighting among different European nations. There are debates and discussion about the root cause that led to the war. However , the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie on 28the June 1914 in Sarajevo who were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip was the prime cause of the war (Hamilton & Herwig, 2004).

Imperialism

There were various treaties ...

The Industrial Revolution began in England in the late 18th century, spreading all across Europe before it finally reached North America and Canada at a later date. The late arrival of the revolution to the colonies was, at least in part, due to the distance between them and the countries of Europe. We can, however, also demonstrably say that the slowness of the revolution in Canada at least was due to the sheer distances involved in the colonies themselves. This paper will examine the industrial revolution in Canada, moving from general terms to specific ones, in order to show ...

Inventions

Introduction Modern world is run on the inventions of thousands of scientists and inventors. And among the most important aspects of our civilization are ease of movement of cargo and people, and ease of communication over long distances. The subject of this essay discusses two critical inventions which kick started the modern industrial civilization and made it possible for a global society to to communicate and exchange goods. Steam engine and radio are still being used in various forms in our society and their importance is evident from the revolution they brought about.

Although steam powered toys and gadgets ...

In the modern global economic system there exist different modes of transportation. Each mode is preferred depending on the type of goods it transports, quantity, and how perishable the goods are. Even though these modes of transportation are many, maritime transport is the dominant mode used in global economic system. Maritime transportation is preferred due to its many advantages. For instance, it is suitable in transporting huge quantities of goods compared to other modes. Moreover, its focus is on movement of freight over long distances due to lack of other alternative means. Therefore, it has absolute advantage over other ...

Industrial Revolution

The industrial revolution is deemed to be the main breakthrough in the process of human's development. Since exactly humans were behind the progress achieved in the fields of "agriculture, textile and metal manufacture, transportation, economic policies and the social structure in England"; in fact, England is the birthplace of the industrial revolution, the changes inflicted by the revolution Britons experienced it firsthand. Lately, the industrial revolution was spread across Europe and Americas (Montagna). This paper aims to focus at the industrial revolution as an important event at the time and its long lasting impact on the humans' lives. It ...

Introduction

An ecosystem is defined as the interaction of the organism and other nonliving factors in a certain community. The living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and other organisms, can be classified as the biotic component of the ecosystem, whereas the environmental conditions such as water amount, humidity, soil nourishment, temperature, and the like are termed as the abiotic factors. In an ecosystem, both the existing biotic and abiotic factors determine what kind of species live there. For example, turtles, which require a large amount of water to live in cannot possibly hope to survive in arid ...

The Need for A Vacation

According to Gump & Matthews (2000) and Hartig et al. (2013), the growing demands that people endure from their daily jobs to other responsibilities, there is very little time for them to fully recover. As such, workers tend to suffer from accidents, distress, illness and other issues. The costs associated with restoration that is insufficient is rather on the high side in both the short term as far as well as in the long term. Employers are continually seeking ways to improve the lives of their employees by mitigating the problems related to overwork and the like. These provisions that ...

Introduction

The sinking of the Titanic is one of the worst sea tragedies. The cause of the tragedy is believed to have been a collision with an iceberg in the near-freezing Atlantic Ocean, but forensic investigations revealed more flaws in the design of the ship. The ship was inadequately equipped with lifeboats and had initial design flaws which resulted in water flowing from one watertight compartment to another. Moreover, there were communication flaws which meant that distress calls could not be received quickly while other findings revealed that some of the structural components were too weak to sustain the freezing ...

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Although the United States of America became an independent country not so long ago there was a long history that preceded the mentioned event that happened in 1776. In this paper the history of the pre-independent USA will be explored. It is believed that the indigenous people have been coming to America from Asia for thousands of years in the gap between 15 and 50 thousand years ago, when the modern Bering Strait did not yet exist and the two continents were connected with land. Reliable evidence of their presence in the United States was received throughF the findings ...

Introduction

As one of the fastest growing markets within the leisure industry, cruise tourism bridges the gaps between exploration and comfort, providing an alternative way for individuals to envisage the world around them. Due to its increase in popularity, the cruise industry has had to adapt to trends in consumer needs; balancing luxury, exploration and expectation in order to create a unified package that can compete with rival companies within the cruise industry. Focusing on the Viking cruise company specifically, this case study shall illustrate how companies within the cruise industry perform when adapting to pressures and demands by consumers ...

Historically, men have always dominated areas that focused on the military. It was normal for a man to be expected to protect women and children and to take part in military activities as men were considered the head of the household and drafted into the army. A man’s physique helped to support the reasoning behind such sexist decisions. Men were large and muscular. They were unlike women as they were considered to be someone that was physically strong. Women, on the other hand, were expected to take on other roles that required them to take care of the ...

The Fate of Greenland's Vikings by Dale Mackenzie Brown.

In 1721, Hans Egede, a Norwegian missionary discovered that the Norse were no longer inhabiting the two settlements that they had established around 1000 A.D. Since then there has been many debates on the cause of their disappearance and decline. For long, the theories about their disappearance centered around the oral traditions of the Inuits. The Inuit tradition held that the demise of the Norse was due to the contact between the Inuit and the Norse which was often aggressive (Seaver 1996, 119). In recent years however, owing to expanding archaeological findings and other limited documentary evidence there have ...

Technological Change and the Naval Culture in the Era of the Battleship

Revolution took place in the 19th century as the land welfare was changed by the utilization of new weapons. Steam powered ships, however, became sophisticated that paved the way to the revolution of naval battles comprised of board vessel, ram opposing ship, overtaking crew via traditional combat, whereas new methods comprises of disabling or sinking ship via use of the cannon fire. Additionally, ship can be used for transporting weapons for profit motives. However, the mechanization of the ships of navy ineradicably modified the culture of navy. Navy, however, had tradition, which was reduced to automatic procedures with the ...

The history of the United States is a colorful one; it has played a part in most of global major events. If it is a worldwide historical event, chances are the United States has a part in it in one way or another. Such events can be attributed to, and are the causes of America’s rise to superpower that it is today. The fact that America has a key role in some of world events can be considered proof that it is one of the world’s most influential countries, which ultimately gives credence to its reputation as ‘ ...

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In “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning we meet the narrator who is a Duke. The duke is meeting an emissary in order to discuss marrying the daughter of a very important man. As he is giving the emissary a tour of his home he stops to admire the portrait of his dead wife. The Duke begins to speak of his dead wife with affection. This quickly turns into bitterness when he goes on a rant about the fact she engaged in behaviors that he found distasteful. As he goes on he reveals that he “gave commands; / Then ...

Following the Napoleonic wars, there was a gentlemen’s agreement between both Britain and the French empire to largely stay out of one another’s way. Nevertheless, they still nearly came to blows on a number of occasions during the 19th century. Yet, the British and French Empires gradually came to see one another as potential allies, even if not as close friends. This relationship benefited both powers in very material ways. Both were concerned about the increasingly aggressive nature of Germany and the alliances it was forming, as well as the rising power of Russia under the Czar. ...

Roanoke was a colony located on Roanoke Island that disappeared. The colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh in the late 16th century on behalf of Queen Elizabeth I. Queen Elizabeth I had wanted to create a non-temporary English town in the United States. The colonists later disappeared during the Anglo-Spanish War while waiting for supplies from England. The last shipment of supplies that they had received had been three years prior and when Raleigh’s men returned both the colonists and city were gone, with no evidence of what had occurred. The charter and financing for the colony ...

There are many events in modern history that altered the course of humanity forever. From the Golden Age to Prohibition, America went through many major changes throughout its journey through time. One of the most important events that brought about significant change to the country was the advent and participation in World War II. This was brought many developments that would allow militaries and navies to completely change their fighting tactics. There were new ways to destroy the enemy and showcase power to the rest of the world. This brought about the introduction of total war, which refers to ...

It is an interesting aspect of history and that prior to the 16th century Europe and its various nations were merely a barbaric and insignificant periphery on the world stage. Great Asian powers dominated most of the known world, both militarily and economically. Following Columbus’s voyage in 1492, Europe slowly shifted to become the geographic, economic and military center of the entire world. In no small part due to its superior ships and superior seamanship, Europe was able to use its newfound capabilities to tap into the riches to be gained from both the New World and Asia. ...

INTRODUCTION

The United States and the then Soviet Socialist Republic, or USSR, had always had ideological differences underlining their relations. The US has always been the world’s champion of democratic ideals, while the USSR promoted the socialist ideology. In World War II, however, the two countries set aside their differences and formed an alliance with other countries to fight a common enemy: the Axis Powers that included Germany, Japan and Italy. The defeat of the Axis Powers resulted in power vacuums, which the two countries immediately tried to fill, thereby, resulting in a contest of superpowers. Suspicions of each ...

I gasped for fresh air as I was unloaded with the rest of my fellow captives. Months of putrid stench made the fresh air seem almost unbreathable in its goodness. My joints ached and standing seemed a chore. This was no the young body I had left Africa with; then again, I was not the same woman who had left Africa. Months on a slave boat witnessing unspeakable horrors had changed me. I still was unsure what was to come, but it had to be an improvement upon the past couple months of my life. I hadn’t a ...

More than 95% of the imports of U.S arrive by ship. According to the information provided by the U.S department of transportation, global foreign trade has increased by 35%. To accommodate the increased volume of goods, shipbuilders are making larger ship. To accommodate such large ship, Panama City decided to expand the Panama Canal port. The Panama Canal connects the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. This canal is the main source of income for the Republic of Panama. The port faces competition from U.S ports and Suez Canal Port. The ports along the eastern cost of U.S are ...

Who was Lowe Kong Meng?

Lowe Kong Meng was a British subject of China heritage, who lived in Penang. He went to school in Penang and Mauritius and later became a successful businessman by trading goods in Mauritius, Singapore, and Calcutta. When he heard about the gold rush in Australia, he rushed there too and established the Little Bourke Street, late buying some gold minds and accumulating ships and wealth, and even sitting on the boards of New Commercial Bank of Australia. He was revered by the Chinese people, as he pushed for their rights to be allowed to immigrate. He was a diplomatic ...

MODERN MARKETING FOR AN ANCIENT CITY

MODERN MARKETING FOR AN ANCIENT CITY

Introduction

Belfast is one of the world’s most ancient cities, its location at the mouth of the River Lagan having been continuously occupied since about 2,000 years BCE. There are good reasons for this. Courtesy of the Gulf Stream, the site has a mild climate that seldom gets above 65 degrees F. or below 35 degrees F. Its northern latitude gives it one of the world’s shortest winter, and longest summer, days at the biannual solstices. It rarely snows. The city is ringed by low mountains that create a microclimate to ...

Solar Energy

Solar Energy Background What can be more useful for humanity if not an unlimited power source, which we can use without any harm to the environment? Probably nothing, but solar power. Humanity has always tried to conquer the unlimited power of the sun – the history of solar technology dates back to the 7th Century B.C. and continues to this day. In the beginning, we tried to concentrate the sun’s heat by using glass, mirrors or other devices to light fires. From those times, we greatly progressed, but still we did not conquer this magnificent source of power. Why ...

INTRODUCTION

World exploration and explorers are always hailed in history books and classes as significant events and people because they have opened doors to new eras of trade, knowledge and information, technology and cultural consolidation. The names Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama and Ferdinand Magellan are some of the greatest names in exploration. Countries that have often been associated with historical explorations are Spain, Portugal, Great Britain – in other words, Western countries. A closer scrutiny, however, of historical explorations showed that ancient China conducted explorations and voyages even before these Western countries did in the 15th century. The voyages occurred ...

Air Cargo Ships May Soon Alter Global Supply Chains

Air Cargo Ships May Soon Alter Global Supply Chains

Abstract

Most companies across the world applying sophistication in their supply chain designs are engaging in the use of air cargo as a competitive advantage regardless of the costs incurred. These aspects occur with the reflection that air cargo being perceived expensive in terms of an alternative method for supply chains that rely on ocean transportation. However, the focus on air cargo does not emerge on the basis of the accidents or even crisis situations in the incorporation of logistics strategies to global manufacturers. Research indicates that the focus on air ...

Introduction

The Empire Cruises is a private New York based cruise business, which offers public dinner cruise and private event charters. Major services of Empire Cruises include Birthday Cruise, Prom Cruise, Graduation Cruise, Anniversary Cruise, Sweet 16 Cruise, Cocktail Cruise, Lunch Cruise, Holiday Cruise, and Cruise Rental. It was established in 2010 and owns the city’s most popular event yachts that aim at offering the best cruise experiences at special events. The fleet of Empire Cruises is comprised of five incredible yachts namely Lucille, Jacana, Harbor Lights, Nautical Empress, and Liberty Belle. The deluxe experience offered by the Empire ...

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Introduction

Cruise ships are used to take vacationers on recreational voyages. The ships provide amenities that enhance the passengers experience such as lounging facilities, cinemas, indoor sports, swimming pools, and music concerts among others. Cruise ships usually take the vacationers on a round trip through a given number of destinations, which usually include a number of coastal downs, before returning them to the port of origin. The cruise industry started in the early 1970s and was widely embraced in 1971 as a viable tourist attraction when a ship known as the Pacific Princess was featured in ...

Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) – a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Aztec Empire. In 1504, Cortes left Spain on the ship "Quintero". In the next 15 years, he fought in the Antilles with the natives. In 1511, together with a prominent Spanish commander D. Velasquez participated in the capture of the island of Cuba. Velasquez became governor, and his favorite Cortes – Secretary. In 1519, a military expedition under the command of Cortes was organized. He entered the capital of the Aztec empire Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City) and captured Montezuma – leader of the Aztecs; long time was governor of Mexico. In 1541, ...

Introduction

Moby Dick is considered the great American novel. There are many reasons Moby Dick has earned this award, from the accolades of English critics in Melville’s day to the positive commentary by Literary critics and theorists today. Melville was a master of sentence style, and wrote many complex and highly structured sentences in the novel. Likewise, he filled his text with allusions and references to the greatest works of literature, including the Bible, Paradise Lost, King Lear, and the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson. While all of these elements contribute to the greatness of Moby Dick they are ...

The Titanic may have been swallowed by the vast seas that fateful night, but the story forever lives on for the survivors and the spectators. We take lessons from that forever tale and still look to the events of the day for guidance and support. One of the areas worth admiring, despite the disaster and the havoc aboard the giant, was the ratio of women and children who managed to walk away from the wreckage. Research shows that 20% of the men while 75 percent of the women were the survivors of the incident. Of the total 109 children ...

Fossil fuels refer to those sources of energies which are underneath the earth surface as a result of the decomposition of the dead plant and animal remains. They include coal, oil, natural gas and others. The excessive use of these fuels led to diverse impacts on the natural environment, which can be seen through increasing rate of global warming. For that reason, the paper, therefore, aims at coming up with different alternatives which will help in stopping the use of fossil fuels in Japan. The plan has been developed to assist the islands which are commonly affected by the ...

Historical origin and development of shipyard in Istanbul

Ships and shipyards are a very old tradition in Istanbul (Cvikel & Kahanov, 2013). The pioneer shipyard was designed in 1390. The shipyards developed quickly and as early as the 16th century, Turkish shipyards were leading globally (Grant, 2005). Traditional shipbuilding techniques in combination with modern technology have helped the shipbuilding industry develop as an international recognized trademark in shipping industry since the beginning of 1990's. In Istanbul, shipyards perform various functions ranging from creating a variety of ship models such as yacht both big and small. Repair and maintenance of the different vessels are also done in these shipyards. ...

‘Just a great expanse of black mud’ Hurson (p225) the story explains the gender duties and relationships between female and male counterparts in the society Janie Crawford is the main character who was against the devalued race men had on women in the family. Nanny her friend, in her statement, said that Janie need to get married to a man, not for love but good protection and wanted her to domesticate all, her responsibilities in a silent and responsible way. Throughout the narration, Janie was looking for her identity that was not ready to follow traditions but is an ...

____(3) 1.  Select which category [in parentheses] this documentary fits into and explain why you think it best fits that classification. (awareness/social concerns, biography, research/informative, investigative) This documentary fits best into the category of awareness/social concerns because the slave trade was a terrible event that more people need to be aware about because it destroyed the lives of many African families for at least 400 years. ____(3) 2. Discuss at least three major themes within this documentary, using examples from the film to support your choice. Your discussion should consist of a paragraph for each theme and ...

The Crusades are the series of the religious military campaigns in the XI-XV centuries from Western Europe against the Muslims and not only. In a narrow sense they are the campaigns of 1096-1291 years into Palestine, first aimed at the ‘liberation’ of Jerusalem (with the Holy Sepulchre), against the Seljuk Turks. In a broader sense, Crusades are also other campaigns, proclaimed by popes, including later conducted Crusades with the purposes of the conversion to Christianity Gentiles Baltic and suppression of the heretical and anticlerical currents in Europe (the Cathars, Hussites, and others) (Bridge). At the beginning of the XIII ...

The central theme that will be focused on in this paper is white supremacy. To summarize what this means, it is basically a concept or belief (often among white people themselves) that suggests that white people are superior in terms of all aspects of like to people of all other races, most especially the colored ones or the black people. Because of this kind of reasoning, white people tend to develop the tendency to think that they should dominate society on a global scale. The objective of this paper is to discuss two historical artwork depicting white supremacy, discuss ...

Introduction

Background information Apple Corporation is a Multinational technology company based in the In the United States. The company designs, produces and sells electrical consumer products around the world. Some of the products of the company are iPhone Smartphone, iPod, Macbook laptops, and consumer software such as the OS X and iOS and operating systems among others. The company was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, as well as Ronald Wayne (Apple Info – Apple, 2016).  Link: http://www.apple.com/about/ Apple Corporation is the globally largest information technology company by revenue and total assets. In the last three years, the company ...

MS Oasis of the Seas enjoyed the status of being the largest cruise ship in the world at the time of its launch in 2008, till 2010, when her sister ship MS Allure of the Seas took over that position. The ship was peculiar in many aspects including its size, capability to ferry over 6000 passengers and 2000+ crew members and its introduction into the market when the whole world was gripped under severe economic recession. This article will analyze the external factors that affect the business and operations of this mega liner. The factors considered for analysis are ...

Identifying Environmental Hazards

Identifying Environmental Hazards

The study is designed to determine whether there is increases or decreases in the population of invasive species as well as ascertain the implications associated with the alteration of the population of the invasive species to the ecosystem as a whole.

Introduction

Today, due to factors such as foreign travel, globalization, the increase in human population, and uncontrolled development patterns, the frequency and magnitude of introductions of non-native invasive species (NNIS) into native lands has grown at an alarming rate (Mooney & Cleland, 2001). Invasive species pose serious risks to the native ecosystems, threatening to change not only ...

Impact of Benjamin Franklin's Charts of the Golf Stream on the Shipping Industry

The Gulf Stream is a gigantic current that flows from the Mexican Gulf, past the Florida Peninsula, U.S. East Coast and up to Cape Hatteras. The current then flows across the Atlantic towards Iceland, British Isles, and to Norway. Viewed from the Straits of Florida, the stream has a width of approximately forty miles. Its speed can go as high as five miles per hour (4.3 nautical knots). As the current flows into North Atlantic, the width widens and can increase to up to hundreds of miles at some points (Richardson 51). The amount of water carried by the ...

The article entitled The Vasa Capsizes, narrates the events that resulted in the sinking of the Vasa some 300 years ago. It was during the reign of King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden, when he ordered the prompt building of the Vasa and other ships to replace the fighting ships that was wrecked by a violent storm sometime in 1925. The demands of the war prompted the king to order the speedy construction of four ships, which includes the Vasa. Five years before the king ordered the ships, Hybertson who was an experienced ship builder was already employed by ...

It is estimated that the United States and Brazil had more than two-thirds of the total enslaved population in the American continent (Horne 3). Brazil had the largest population of slaves compared to the United States. The wealth of both countries was based on slave trade commerce and labor from the slaves. This fact made the abolition of slave trade be difficult in both countries. The expansion of plantation agriculture in the two nations made it difficult for slavery to be abolished in the two countries. The increase in the global demand for sugar, cotton and coffee made it ...

Information Systems Model for Gustavus’s VASA case Study

Executive Summary Management information systems are tools that focus on the organization, the people, and the technology in the management. They help the managers in making critical decisions in the aspects of management by offering valuable data that can increase the relevance and the accuracy of the business decisions and the actions taken in an organization. The report will cover the critical management information tools that could have been employed in the Gustavu`s VASA case study. The case study entails the building of a Swedish ship that sank after covering 1400 yards on its maiden voyage 300 years ...

The Opium Wars and Taiping Rebellion shook Qing China. Two armed conflicts between China and the states of West, known as the "Opium Wars" (1839-1842 and 1858-1860), led to a terrible Chinese national disgrace, completely loss of political independence and the separation of China to zones of influence between foreign powers. At first, the casus belli was closure of the vast China market for countries of West. All the foreign states were forced to market only to certain Chinese companies situated at the port area in the Guangdong Province, without possibility of trade within the city, this caused artificial ...

In what ways were railroads America's “first big business,” as Glenn Porter claims?

Glenn Porter claims that railroads revolutionized management, created new forms of corporate finance, altered competition practice and changed labor relations (Porter, p. 34). Railroads were first businesses that required a huge amount of money to be built. They were pioneers in the calculation of cost analysis and future demands. Moreover, they were first to practice performance analysis of employees. The impersonal bureaucratic setting of “big business” company was first incorporated in railroads. The railroad workers were first to organize themselves into labor unions. Thus, railroads introduced many practices that became the key features of big corporations. You have read ...

Introduction

The connection between Colonial America, Atlantic trade and slavery helped in the development and growth of America’s colonies. Without slavery, it would have unmanageable for European colonists to develop the New World (Morgan 6). It is also inconceivable that colonists and settlers could have managed to settle and develop America without slave labour. Slave labour is the essential reason American was able to produce major consumer goods that became the basis of global trade of tobacco, cotton, rice, etc. (Dodson). Slavery and the Making of America is a documentary made by PBS that discusses the role played by ...