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    The Prize Deep Book Pitch

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    mid eighteen hundreds up to recent times. This book is important because oil production is one of the biggest economic issues around today. The Prize explains the fluctuations in the oil business beginning with Edward Drake 's first successful oil well in Pennsylvania, followed by Teddy Roosevelt 's anti-monopoly case against Standard Oil and finishes with the development of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia. The book starts off with the discovery of oil in America. When Americans started to use

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    fracking fluid. After the water mixture is created, “The fracking fluid is then pressure injected into the ground through a drilled pipeline” (“What Goes”). Once the fluid reaches the end of the well, “high pressure causes the nearby shale rock to crack, creating fissures where natural gas flows into the well” (“What Goes”). Due to the process of fracking, many effects occur, some positive and some negative. One of the most common arguments against fracking is that fracking should be banned being

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    whole life began his own business as a hydrostatic tube tester. Pretty soon I joined him in working the long days in the oil field and quickly absorbed all the information he knew. From owning an oil lease to fixing the seating nipple at the end of a well pump I learned quickly what this line of work was all about. So when asked about an interest group to write about I wanted to do something involving the oil industry since I was fairly knowledgeable about it and I

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    Wells Fargo Case Study

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    turnover, integrating with new and existing information technology changes can be some of the challenges that the financial sector face. A banking institution will not be left out of the contest to become the highest performing unit in the sector. Wells Fargo’s cross-selling culture helps them gain many new customers by opening multiple bank accounts for new and existing customers. Also by opening accounts for non-existing names. These actions attracted the attention of the mass media. According to

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    to help keep negative press coverage from effecting their company. Often, we see these clauses in banking agreements, cell phone companies and others corporations that have a very large consumer base. In the month of September of 2016, Customers of Wells Fargo learned of a disturbing fact: The company in which they entrusted their primary means to an end, had been defrauding

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    Fracking Fracking, a technique used to extract natural gas and oil from the earth 's subterranean rocks, is by no means a new thing. As the United States strives for energy independence, the number of wells produced by hydraulic fracturing has increased substantially. This method of harvesting natural gas and oil may contribute to pollution and has become a controversial topic. It is important to understand the pros and cons of fracking before drawing conclusions. Analyzing the economic and environmental

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    The Consequences of Fracking Introduction: Fracking, does it have more consequence or benefits? Well first let me explain what fracking is. Fracking is formally known as (Hydraulic Fracturing), an exceedingly confrontational procedure used for the extraction of oil and natural gas. Many exponents of fracking congratulate the encouraging economic impacts and job creations. But they fail to recognize the effects fracking have on the climate and societies across America. As stated by, Alexander

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    I am writing to you regarding recent Wells Fargo’s fraudulent accounts issue. Today, we see ethical failings repeatedly in corporate America despite the talk of the importance of ethics. While people have seen from previous scandals that the gains from unethical schemes are short-lived and result in much larger repercussions, recent corporate scandals prove that the lessons of previous scandals have not yet been learned. Recently, Wells Fargo employees, trying to meet onerous sales goals, created

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    British Petroleum, an oil and gas company. The oil rig was once well known as “it set the world record for the deepest oil and gas well … 35,055 feet” (http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/04/deepwater_horizon_rig_had_hist.html). However, in a more recent event, it is well known for the worst man-made environmental disaster in United States history. The disaster would occur 50 miles from Louisiana, at the Macondo well. The well was leased to BP in 2008 and drilling operation began in 2009

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    process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well.” (Megan Caponetto and Tom Schierlitz, BBC UK, What is fracking and why is it controversial?, 12/16/15). I went with this BBC quote because it’s challenging to find a proper definition without bias. From what I’ve seen and heard, to frack they drive

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