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ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ
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Mo.iMP ÜÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛß
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ Ü ÛÝÛÛÛÛÛ Ü
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ÜÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛ ÞÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛ
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ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÜß ÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛß
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ßÛÜ ÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÜÜ ßßÜÛÛßß ßÛÛÜ ßßßÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Interesting View on ]
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[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [being Environmentally ]
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[ ]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [aware. ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 10/94 # of Words:506 School: ? State: ?
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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Cultural Anthropology
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Oil Never Sleeps
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Recently while reading Surfer Magazine I came across a fascinating
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article called "Oil Never Sleeps". At first I thought it would ge just
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another "Environmental Complaint" or whining session. Surfers are always
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concerned with the ocean and the safety of using it. I was surprised to
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see a new view or perspective being used. In the past, oil contaminations
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were always told of from an etic point of view towards the oil industry.
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In this artilce, the author connects with the surfers and the oil
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industry as being part of both of them (Emic). His discussion making this
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inclusion was very clever. The surfboards, wetsuits, wax, and accessories
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are primarily made from petroleum. The transportation to the beach even
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uses and supports this beast that's been destroying the ocean and earth.
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His examination of the data is fairly thorough. It reminded me of
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class discussions about cultures that exploit nature versus those who live
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in harmony with it. All of this time I have felt myself to be one of the
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more environmentally aware people. I ride bicycle and skateboard locally
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to keep from using a car. Now after reading about "petroleum surfboards", I
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realize that bicycles have a lot more oil in them than you might think.
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All of the safety gear is oil, the helmet, pads, shoes, lycra shorts,
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bottles, even the wristwatch. The same applies to skateboarding.
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At this point I look up and see thousands of gallons of oil in my
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house. I'm surrounded by it. My sofas, phones, t.v., vcrs, planters,
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catbox, computer system, picture frames, all of my product containers,
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security system, bags, tapes, cameras, even the pen I'm using. I wear it,
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put it in my mouth twice a day to clean my teeth, massage my head for
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vanity with it, cover my eyes with it, talk to it, carry it in my pockets,
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buy groceries with it, get cash with it, and walk with it on my feet. It
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makes me ill thinking that I pointed the finger outward to lay blame on
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"them" when Exxon Valdez spilled our lover into the ocean.
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The culture of the industrial world has revolved around oil. It fights
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and kills for it. It's worse than any drug addiction and more powerful
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than money (which was printed on 50% oil based paper). This illness is
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limited to those of us above the farming level. The mode of subsistence
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for the whole world is oil, with exception of the rapidly disappearing
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natural inhabitants (tribes, animals, etc..).
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The author didn't look this deeply into the subject, but it did probe
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me to look at the whole picture about oil. Nevertheless, his picture of us
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and oil is just as terrible. The ending didn't give many reasonable
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solutions, there can always be safer ships, but until this "culture of oil"
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develops higher understanding or moves on, we will all have to deal with
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spills, land contamination, and acid rain. If the earth is our mother,
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then oil is our lover.
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