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Discovery of Oil Before Spain relinquished control of Equatorial Guinea in the late 1960s, they tried unsuccessfully to discovery an area suitable for the extraction of oil. During the reign of Francisco Marcias Nguema from his election in 1968 until his execution in 1979, the dominant economic export for Equatorial Guinea, cocoa (which used to accumulate close to seventy-five percent of the Gross Domestic Product) steadily plunged to yielding only a seventh of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

popular. For example, in the music industry, the main purpose is to stand out. One of the music bands that always stand out are Iron Maiden. Derek Riggs, the artist of most of the band’s artwork, created the famous album artwork: Life After Death in 1985. Many people can see the relation of the dark theme album to the band’s dark, heavy rock music. Derek Rigg was inspired mainly by the main mascot of the band, which is a skeleton, named Eddie. It is presumably rising from the death, or from its grave

the first major events that brought attention to the wage gap was the Billie Jean King vs Bobby Riggs Tennis match in 1973. This has been referred to as the “Battle of the Sexes”. Billie Jean King was a women’s tennis champion who was fighting for increased recognition of women’s tennis and for an increase in women's pay in tennis, equal to that of men. She was challenged to a tennis match by Bobby Riggs, who had been a men’s tennis champion. Billie Jean King won, in three straight sets which made

Erika Becerra English 201 March 31, 2017 Equality in Sports After winning the 2015 Women’s World Cup, the United States’ Women National team earned $2 million for winning while the Men’s 2014 World Cup Champion Germany won $35 million. In the 2014 PGA (Professional Golf Association) tour the prize money total was $340 million and 2015 LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) tour prize pool was $61.1 million for winning. (Women’s Sports Foundation, 2015) The question many female athletes ask

There once was an owner of a real estate agency, he was known as King Lear because of all the property he owned and leased. However, Lear was growing tired of his job yet he wanted to keep his title as “CEO” but didn’t want to keep on working. Lear was a very well-respected man in the real estate industry however he was growing old and his children were growing eager to take over the business. Lear one day proposed to his three daughters to prove to him that they can run the agency and from

Lethal Weapon is a film made by Richard Donner in 1987. It tells a story of two policemen who become partners. Roger Murtaugh is a veteran, he has family and he is getting older. Martin Riggs is suicidal officer who lives in a trailer with his dog. To solve the case they need to learn how to work with one another. Lethal Weapon is an action movie. As in almost every type of the movie viewers can follow narration development but they become distracted by some action scenes (like blowing something

One of my favorite movies that taught me the most about the roles of women in the United States is Pleasantville directed by Gary Ross. The 1950s and 60s have always been an interesting time period within women’s history for me. In that time period, women were homemakers where their job would be to cook, clean, and take care of their families. It is so interesting to me because that is not at all how my family life is now. Pleasantville depicts the life of women in that era by telling the story of

While cycling along a farm to market road in southeastern Texas Monday, Mike McGhee was struck by a vehicle, breaking his shoulder, mangling his bike and cracking his guitar. “Actually I’m in pretty good shape for the shape I’m in. I’m extremely lucky,” McGhee joked during a phone interview from his hotel in Navasota, Texas where he will spend a few days recovering. “I’ve got a broken shoulder but it’s not really that bad - it doesn’t require surgery.” McGhee said he had minor bruises and scrapes

Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (2006) constructs the narrative around the tragic event of her father’s death in conjunction with the development of her lesbian identity. The extract is from Chapter Six The Ideal Husband, where Alison feels obligated to record her secretion in her diary. However, upon seeing her younger-self’s diary entries, Alison becomes indifferent to recording her experience of adolescence in her diary. The extract is suitable for exploring how it

My Husband’s Assassination It was April 14th, 1865 and another day without my beloved son, Wille. I awoke and got dressed with one of my many dresses. As I get dressed, the headline flash through my mind, First Lady spends the President’s Money on Dress, they are always criticizing me about my jealous temper and shopping habits. Oh never mind them I think, it’s nothing I can control. I look for Abe as my maid attends to my morning routine necessities. I must be honest, this war has cost my family