"<span>For a time, geopolitical events and natural disasters had strong short-term effects on oil prices, such as </span>North Korean missile tests, <span>the </span>2006 conflict between Israel and Lebanon, <span>worries over </span>Iranian nuclear plans in 2006, Hurricane Katrina, <span>and various other factors.</span><span> By 2008, such pressures appeared to have an insignificant impact on oil prices given the onset of the </span>global recession.<span> The recession caused demand for energy to shrink in late 2008, with oil prices collapsing from the July 2008 high of $147 to a December 2008 low of $32.</span><span> Oil prices stabilized by August 2009 and generally remained in a broad trading range between $70 and $120 through November 2014,</span><span> before returning to 2003 pre-crisis levels by early 2016."</span>
In the social sciences, materialism signifies a preoccupation with materiality and material processes, and how these contribute to forming the social. ... Both directions of materialism engage with material inequalities, whether it is between different social classes, or between humans and nonhumans.An example of materialism is valuing a new car over friendships.
B. Christianity
The roman empire persecuted the Christians in horrible ways in front of crowds.
Queen
Liliuokalan wanted to reinstate the sovereignty of the Hawaiian
monarchy. This was temporary as the
planters staged a revolt with the help of U.S. gunboats. Overthrew her. As a result, she lost her throne and Hawaii
was annexed and became the 50th state of the U.S.
